Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in east Jerusalem on Saturday, the day after a gunman killed seven people near a synagogue in the city. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an end to the “senseless cycle of violence” and for all sides to “exercise maximum restraint and take steps to reduce tensions.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to “take all necessary steps to restore security and order to the city.”
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At least seven people were killed and three were injured in a shooting near a synagogue in Jerusalem on Friday night, according to Israeli police. The alleged shooter was killed by police forces, and the Palestinian Authority has since decided to halt security coordination with Israel. Leaders around the world, including United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, have condemned the attack and called for an immediate end to the violence, urging both sides to take steps to de-escalate the situation and to work towards a peaceful resolution.
On Friday night, five people were killed and several injured in a shooting in the Jewish neighborhood of Neve Yaakov in east Jerusalem. This followed a deadly raid by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, which killed nine Palestinians and a tenth later north of Jerusalem. The incident has sparked international condemnation and raised tensions in the region, with the United Nations calling for an independent investigation and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemning the attack and promising to bring the perpetrators to justice.
On Thursday, nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed and at least 20 injured in a raid by Israeli forces in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The raid was part of a fierce operation in the militant stronghold, and paramedics have struggled to reach the injured due to the intensity of the operation. This has sparked outrage among Palestinians and condemnation from the United Nations, calling for an immediate de-escalation of tensions in the region.