2023 Neve Yaakov shooting
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On 27 January 2023, a Palestinian[1] gunman killed at least seven civilians in the Israeli settlement[2][3][4][5] of Neve Yaakov,[6][7][8] 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 and killed after he opened fire on the attending officers.[9] It was Israel's deadliest peacetime Palestinian attack since the Jerusalem yeshiva attack in 2008.[10]
2023 Neve Yaakov shooting | |
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Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
Location | Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, West Bank |
Coordinates | 31°50′17″N 35°14′19″E |
Date | 27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) 8:13 p.m. (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Deaths | 7 civilians (+1 attacker) |
Injured | 3 |
Assailant | Khairi Alqam |
Palestinian militant groups did not claim the suspect as a member, but called the attack a natural retaliation for the raid in Jenin the day prior that killed 10 Palestinians, while the Palestinian Authority blamed the Israeli government for "dangerous escalation".[11]
Many nations and international organizations issued statements condemning the attack while others called for restraint.[12] Palestinian and Israeli sources stated that between 42 and 50 people had been arrested since the attack, mostly family members of the perpetrator.[13][14]