- Two Palestinians stormed a Jerusalem synagogue, attacking worshippers
- The attackers, armed with knives, axes and guns, were shot dead by police
- Eight people were wounded in the attack, Jerusalem's deadliest in years
- Attackers were reportedly cousins aged 22 and 27 from East Jerusalem
- They have been named by local media as Uday and Rassan Abu Jamal
- The attack took place in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Har Nof neighborhood
- PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will 'respond harshly' to the attack
- Hamas leader Mushir al-Masri described the slaughter as a 'heroic act'
- Israel to ease gun controls for self-defence after attack, says minister
Published:
06:56 GMT, 18 November 2014
|
Updated:
13:51 GMT, 18 November 2014
A
British-born father and three American citizens were killed by
Palestinian terrorists armed with axes and guns in a Jerusalem
synagogue.
Rabbi
Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, described as a 'pillar of the community', was
born in Liverpool and held a dual British-Israeli passport.
Mr
Goldberg, 68, is a grandfather who lived in Golders Green in London
before moving to Israel and was a regular visitor to the synagogue.
Friend David Osborne told Jewish News:
'He was the most wonderful person you could meet, a pillar of the
community. I was on my way to the synagogue when I heard screams and
shots being fired, I knew instantly it was bad.'
The
others killed in the attack have been named as Rabbi Moshe Twersky,
Arieh Kopinsky, 43, and rabbi Calman Levine, who were all dual
US-Israeli nationals.
Scroll down for video
Rabbi
Avraham Shmuel Goldberg (left), originally from Liverpool in the UK, has
been named as one of the victims of the synagogue massacre, along with
dual US-Israeli national Rabbi Mosheh Twersky (right)
+21
+21
The two
attackers are cousins Rassan and Uday Abu Jamal, close relatives of a
Hamas terrorist who was released in 2011 as part of the exchange deal
for the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit
+21
A relative of Palestinian cousins Uday
(left) and Ghassan Abu Jamal (right), both in their 20s, shows their
portraits at the family's residence in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood
of Jabal Mukaber
+21
Israeli police crime scene investigators stand near the bodies of the suspected attackers
+21
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will 'respond harshly' to the attack
No comments:
Post a Comment