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A shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, kills seven people and injures three others.
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2023 Neve Yaakov shooting
Mass murder of Israelis in East Jerusalem
On 27 January 2023, a Palestinian gunman killed at least seven civilians in the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov, in East Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank. The suspect is also reported as having shot at worshippers exiting a synagogue, and, according to the police, was shot…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Synagogue
Place of worship for Jews and Samaritans
A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans. It is a place for prayer where Jews attend religious services or special ceremonies such as weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, choir performances, and children's plays. They often also have…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Neve Yaakov
Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem
Neve Yaakov is an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem, part of the Israeli-occupied territories, north of the settlement of Pisgat Ze'ev and south of the Palestinian locality of al-Ram. Established in 1924 during the period of the British Mandate, it was depopulated during the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
East Jerusalem
Section of Jerusalem on the Jordanian side of the Green Line in 1949
East Jerusalem is the portion of Jerusalem that was held by Jordan after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, as opposed to West Jerusalem, which was held by Israel. Captured and occupied in 1967, this area was unilaterally annexed by Israel in 1980. The UN and other intergovernmental…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 27
Day of the year
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