Authorities have placed counterterrorism unit members “permanently” in the Jerusalem region in reaction to the two assaults so they can “promptly respond to exceptional occurrences if necessary.” Local media identified the guy who attacked the synagogue on Friday as a Palestinian from East Jerusalem, whom police called a “terrorist.”
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Israeli police commissioner Kobi Shabtai described the attack as “one of the deadliest attacks we have faced in recent years” when speaking on the scene on Friday. At around 20:15 local time, the assailant started a fire on Israeli worshippers who had gathered for prayers at the start of the Jewish Sabbath in a synagogue in the city’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood (18:15 GMT).
According to the police, police officers then fatally shot him. While not claiming responsibility for the incident, Palestinian militant factions applauded it. Since nine Palestinians, including terrorists and civilians, were killed on Thursday during an Israeli military assault in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, tensions have been exceptionally high.
Following this, Gaza started firing rockets into Israel, to which Israel retaliated with airstrikes. On Holocaust Memorial Day, which honors the six million Jews and other victims who perished in the Holocaust at the hands of the Nazi regime in Germany, the synagogue shooting took place.
James Cleverly, the British foreign secretary, tweeted the following: “It is horrible to assault worshippers at a synagogue on Holocaust Memorial Day and Shabbat. Joining forces with our Israeli friends” According to the White House, President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and offered all “necessary means of support.”
Mr. Netanyahu and the controversial far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, both paid a visit to the location soon after the incident. According to a spokesperson on Saturday, the Israeli military increased its presence in the occupied West Bank.
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According to Yolande Knell of the BBC in Jerusalem, Mr. Ben-Gvir promised to restore safety to Israel’s streets, but there is growing resentment that he has not yet done so. According to a spokesperson, Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, was “very concerned about the recent escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.”
The time to be highly restrained is now, according to Stephane Dujarric. Most of the international world does not recognize Israel’s claim to be the capital of the entire city of Jerusalem, even though Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the Middle East conflict of 1967. East Jerusalem is where the Palestinians see their future independent state’s capital.
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