Israel- Palestinian gunman kills 6 near Jerusalem synagogue, 27 January 2023

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Palestinian gunman kills 6 near Jerusalem synagogue

A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing six people and wounding four before police shot him, officials said. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis in years and raised the likelihood of further bloodshed.

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Jan. 27, 2023 2:36 p.m. EST



''A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing six people and wounding four before police shot him, officials said. It was the deadliest attack on Israelis in years and raised the likelihood of further bloodshed.
The attack, which took place as worshippers were celebrating the Jewish Sabbath, came a day after an Israeli military raid killed nine people in the West Bank. The new attack set off public celebrations in both the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, where people fired guns into the air, honked car horns and distributed sweets.
The burst of violence, which also included a rocket barrage from Gaza and retaliatory Israeli airstrikes, has posed an early challenge for Israel's new government, which is dominated by ultranationalists who have pushed for a hard line against Palestinian violence. It also cast a cloud over a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the region Sunday.''

 

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This has legs -- it is going somewhere. The governing authority for the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority (PA), has suspended its security relationship with Israel.
Palestinian Authority suspends security coordination with Israel after Jenin raid - I24NEWS The combination of events is part of a larger story that is developing.

 

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Jerusalem synagogue shooting: Israel arrests 42 after deadly attack

Seven people were killed in Friday's attack with two more injured in a separate shooting on Saturday.

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''Israeli police have arrested 42 people in connection with a deadly shooting at a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday.
Seven people were killed, and at least three more injured, in the deadliest attack of its kind in years.
Two people were also injured on Saturday in a separate attack outside the Old City.
Israeli police said the gunman in Saturday's attack was a 13-year-old boy.
They said he had been "neutralised", but did not give further details.
The attack took place in the Silwan neighbourhood, just outside Jerusalem's Old City. The injured pair were a father and son who were in a "moderate to serious condition", police added.''


''In response to the two attacks, authorities have positioned officers from a counter-terrorism unit "permanently" in the Jerusalem area to "promptly respond to exceptional events whenever necessary".

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "deeply worried about the current escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory", a spokesperson said.
"This is the moment to exercise utmost restraint," said Stephane Dujarric.''

 

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Related reporting within the larger topic:

Shin Bet: Hamas Attempting to Recruit Palestinians in the West Bank | FDD's Long War Journal

Israel's security agency revealed on Wednesday that it thwarted another operation by Hamas in Gaza to recruit Palestinians living in the West Bank.

www.longwarjournal.org

This article has some details about the security picture, and some of responses from the Israeli security structure.

This is a very detailed news program on the question of security within Israel after several terror attacks. i24 News is an Israeli television station which often has Palestinian guests within their discussion panel. This panel includes a FATAH spokesman.