7 killed in East Jerusalem attack

At least seven people were shot dead outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday night.

The gunman was also killed in an escalation of violence following a deadly Israeli military raid in the West Bank.

It was the deadliest attack in the city since 2008 and amid one of the bloodiest months in Israel and the occupied territories, outside of a full-scale war, for several years.

After Friday’s shooting, the Magen David Adom emergency service said it was treating 10 wounded, some in critical condition.

TV footage showed several victims lying on the road outside the synagogue being tended to by emergency workers.There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The emergency response agency reported a total of 10 gunshot victims, including a 70-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy.

“I heard a lot of bullets,” Matanel Almalem, an 18-year-old student who lives near the synagogue, told a news agency.

Police later said the suspect was a 21-year-old resident of East Jerusalem.