Israel’s national rescue service Mada says a gunman killed five people and wounded three others in a shooting near a synagogue Friday night in east Jerusalem in one of the deadliest attacks on Israelis in years. The gunman was shot and reportedly killed.
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The killings took place a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the deadliest West Bank raid in years.
The wounded included a 70-year-old in critical condition, the medical service said.
[Palestinians are demonstrating today after burying the last of ten people killed by police in Jenin. This likely relates to those protests, but stand by for details. — Ed]
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