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| Four killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack | Four killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack |
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| At least four Israelis have been killed and eight injured when two men with a pistol, knives and axes attacked a West Jerusalem synagogue, police say. | |
| The attackers - Palestinians from East Jerusalem - were shot dead, police say. | The attackers - Palestinians from East Jerusalem - were shot dead, police say. |
| Jerusalem has seen tensions between Israelis and Palestinians soar, with a string of deadly attacks and clashes over a disputed holy site. | Jerusalem has seen tensions between Israelis and Palestinians soar, with a string of deadly attacks and clashes over a disputed holy site. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to respond "with a heavy hand to the brutal murder". | |
| "This is a direct result of incitement led by Hamas and [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, known as] Abu Mazen, incitement that the international community has been irresponsibly ignoring," he said in a statement. | |
| Hamas and Mr Abbas's Fatah party - both rival Palestinian factions - agreed to form a unity government earlier this year, in a move denounced at the time by Israel. | |
| Hamas and another Palestinian Islamist militant group, Islamic Jihad, praised the attack. Israel has designated both groups as terrorist organisations. There has been no comment so far from Mr Abbas. | |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry said the act of "pure terror... simply has no place in human behaviour". He called on the Palestinian leadership to condemn it. | |
| The attack happened at a religious seminary site on Harav Shimon Agassi Street - home to a largely Orthodox Jewish community in the Har Nof neighbourhood. | |
| Police say there was a shoot-out with the attackers, said to be cousins, when officers reached the scene. | |
| Pictures posted online by an Israeli military spokesman show a bloodied meat cleaver - apparently used in the attack - inside the building. | Pictures posted online by an Israeli military spokesman show a bloodied meat cleaver - apparently used in the attack - inside the building. |
| They show bodies lying between desks and chairs on a blood-stained floor, their faces covered with their prayer shawls. | |
| "I tried to escape. The man with the knife approached me. There was a chair and table between us... my prayer shawl got caught. I left it there and escaped," one of the Israelis told Channel 2 television. | "I tried to escape. The man with the knife approached me. There was a chair and table between us... my prayer shawl got caught. I left it there and escaped," one of the Israelis told Channel 2 television. |
| Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the incident was being viewed "as a terrorist attack". He said the area had been sealed off and the injured - six worshippers and two policemen - were being treated in Jerusalem hospitals. Four are said to be in a serious condition. | |
| Mr Rosenfeld told the BBC the attackers were killed at the entrance to the building. No other attackers were involved, he said. | Mr Rosenfeld told the BBC the attackers were killed at the entrance to the building. No other attackers were involved, he said. |
| Jerusalem on edge | Jerusalem on edge |
| Tensions in the city have risen in recent weeks, with two deadly attacks by Palestinian militants on pedestrians in the city and announcements by Israel of plans to build more settler homes in East Jerusalem. | Tensions in the city have risen in recent weeks, with two deadly attacks by Palestinian militants on pedestrians in the city and announcements by Israel of plans to build more settler homes in East Jerusalem. |
| Rabbi Yehuda Glick - a leading campaigner - was shot and wounded last month by a Palestinian as he left a conference on Jewish claims to the Jerusalem holy site. | |
| The compound - known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif - is the holiest site in Judaism, while the al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam. | The compound - known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif - is the holiest site in Judaism, while the al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam. |
| Orthodox Jewish campaigners in Israel are challenging the long-standing ban on Jews praying at the compound. | Orthodox Jewish campaigners in Israel are challenging the long-standing ban on Jews praying at the compound. |
| Palestinians want East Jerusalem, occupied by Israel since 1967, as the capital of a future state. | Palestinians want East Jerusalem, occupied by Israel since 1967, as the capital of a future state. |
| Israel and the Palestinian Authority have blamed each other for the recent unrest in the city. | Israel and the Palestinian Authority have blamed each other for the recent unrest in the city. |
| Jerusalem's holiest site | Jerusalem's holiest site |
| Are you in West Jerusalem? Has the attack affected you? You can share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. If you are willing to talk to a BBC journalist, please include a contact number. | |
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