![Israeli forces stand guard near the scene of a shooting attack on January 27, 2023 in Neve Yaacov which lies on occupied land that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 Middle East war. Israeli forces stand guard near the scene of a shooting attack on January 27, 2023 in Neve Yaacov which lies on occupied land that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 Middle East war.](https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png)
Israeli forces stand guard near the scene of a shooting attack on January 27, 2023 in Neve Yaacov which lies on occupied land that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 Middle East war.
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Israel’s national rescue service Mada says a gunman killed five people and wounded three others in a shooting near a synagogue Friday night in east Jerusalem in one of the deadliest attacks on Israelis in years. The gunman was shot and reportedly killed.
The killings took place a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the deadliest West Bank raid in years.
The wounded included a 70-year-old in critical condition, the medical service said.