Several Israelis were shot dead in a terrorist attack in East Jerusalem on a synagogue

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At least seven Israelis were shot dead and many more injured Friday night when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on Jews leaving a synagogue in East Jerusalem.

The Israeli police said the gunman, whose name was not released, was killed shortly after their officers arrived at the scene.

According to local media reports, the attack took place while residents were leaving a synagogue in the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov, and among the victims were an elderly woman and a young man.

Friday night, police sirens roared across East Jerusalem as officers cordoned off the scene. The attack occurred on Holocaust Remembrance Day and shortly after the start of Shabbat in the Jewish faith.

The Israeli police said that the attacker arrived at the scene in a car at around 8:15 pm local time and opened fire with a pistol, killing seven and wounding three others.

Police said he then “ran away” but was caught within five minutes and shot dead. A local media report said the shooter was a Palestinian youth from East Jerusalem.

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