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November 19, 2014

5 Israeli Civilians Killed in Jerusalem Attack; Palestinians Wounded in Reprisal Clashes 
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The unrest that has gripped Jerusalem has escalated after a deadly
attack on five Israeli civilians. The victims were killed when armed
Palestinians stormed a synagogue during morning prayers. It was the
deadliest attack on Israeli civilians in more than three years and the
worst in Jerusalem since 2008. The dead included three U.S.-born rabbis,
a British-born rabbi and a Druze police officer. Seven worshipers were
injured. The assailants were shot dead by police. The Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine has claimed responsibility. The attack came
after weeks of unrest fueled in part by a dispute over Jerusalem's
holiest site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and known to Jews
as the Temple Mount, as well as the continued expansion of Israeli
settlements in East Jerusalem. After the synagogue killings, Israeli
settlers launched reprisal attacks in the occupied West Bank, targeting
a school near Nablus and Palestinian motorists on a road near Hebron. At
least five Palestinians were wounded after Israeli forces fired
rubber-coated bullets.

 

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