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Four Israelis have been killed and eight injured as two men armed with a pistol and meat cleavers attacked a West Jerusalem synagogue.
The attackers – Palestinians from East Jerusalem – were shot dead.
There have been several deadly attacks and clashes recently in Jerusalem, which has also seen heightened tension over a disputed holy site.
Israel has vowed to respond “with a heavy hand” to the attack – the deadliest in Jerusalem in six years.
Three of the victims were dual Israeli-US nationals, the US state department has confirmed, while the fourth was a dual Israeli-UK citizen. All of the funerals will take place on Tuesday, with some of the ceremonies already under way.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed “incitement” by the militant group Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the attack.
Mr Abbas’s office issued a statement saying: “The presidency condemns the attack on Jewish worshippers in their place of prayer and condemns the killing of civilians no matter who is doing it.”
The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said it carried out the synagogue attack.
‘I tried to escape’
The attack happened at the Bnei Torah Kehillat Yaakov synagogue and religious seminary site on Harav Shimon Agassi Street – home to a largely Orthodox Jewish community in the Har Nof neighbourhood.
The victims were Rabbi Moshe Twersky, 59, head of the seminary, Arieh Kupinsky, 43, and Kalman Levi, 55, all of whom also held US passports. The fourth victim, Avraham Goldberg, 68, is also a UK citizen.
Police say there was a shoot-out with the attackers when officers reached the scene.