At least seven people died Friday in an attack targeting a synagogue in East Jerusalem during the beginning of Shabbat prayers, an Israeli justice spokesman said.
“Seven people were killed,” said the spokesperson, without specifying whether this assessment related only to the victims or whether it included the armed man, “neutralized” by the police after opening fire at the start of the evening. in Neve Yaacov, a Jewish settlement neighborhood in East Jerusalem, part of the Holy City annexed by Israel.
The United States condemned the 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.