2023 Neve Yaakov shooting

2023 Neve Yaakov shooting
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The car in which the assailant was shot while fleeing
LocationNeve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, West Bank
Coordinates31°50′17″N 35°14′19″E / 31.83806°N 35.23861°E / 31.83806; 35.23861
Date27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
8:13 p.m. (UTC+2)
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths7 civilians (+1 attacker)
Injured3
AssailantKhairi Alqam

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]

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]

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  9. ^ Estrin, Daniel (27 January 2023). "At least 7 people killed in a Jerusalem synagogue shooting". NPR. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  10. ^ Fabian, Emanuel (27 January 2023). "Palestinian terrorist shoots 7 dead in 'murderous rampage' near Jerusalem synagogue". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ Chacar, Henriette; Al-Mughrabi, Nidal; Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (27 January 2023). "Seven killed in synagogue attack as West Bank violence spirals". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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  13. ^ "Since the attack in Jerusalem last night, Israeli occupation forces have detained some 50 Palestinians". WAFA Agency. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  14. ^ Rubin, Shira; Ables, Kelsey; Booth, William (28 January 2023). "Second Jerusalem shooting of Israelis puts region on high alert". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

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