At least seven people were killed Friday night in an attack that targeted a synagogue in East Jerusalem during early Shabbat prayers, an Israel Police spokesman said. The assailant had been “neutralized”.
The shooting took place near a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood, populated by Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem, part of the Holy City annexed by Israel.
The fire was opened around 8:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. in France). The latest police report does not indicate whether the assailant is one of the seven victims.
“A terrorist arrived at a synagogue on Neve Yaakov Boulevard in Jerusalem and shot several people in the area,” police detailed in a tweet.
Terror attack in a synagogue in Jerusalem: This evening at around 8:30pm local time, a terrorist arrived at a synagogue in the Neve Ya’akov boulevard in Jerusalem and proceeded to shoot at a number of people in the area pic.twitter.com/hIrtmSpVOf
— Israel Police (@israelpolice) January 27, 2023
“This is a serious and complex attack with a large number of casualties,” police commissioner Yaakov Shabtai said.
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The United States condemned this attack. “It’s absolutely appalling,” State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters. “We condemn this apparent terrorist attack in the strongest terms,” he added.
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