Seven people were killed Friday in Jerusalem when a gunman opened fire on Israelis as they exited a synagogue.

BY ANNA SKINNER ON 1/27/23

The attack, which at first killed five people and injured five others, including an elderly woman and a teenage boy, was one of the deadliest attacks in Israel in years, according to the Associated Press. The Times of Israel later reported that two of the injured had died, bringing the deaths total to seven.

The attack came amid rising tensions and violence between Palestinians and Israelis, which both consider Jerusalem their capital.

The shooting occurred only a day after nine Palestinians were killed by an Israeli raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank. The West Bank has been subject to ongoing attacks from the Israeli military in an "anti-terrorism offensive" that began last year, according to the BBC.

According to the AP's report, the gunman was "neutralized," and The Times of Israel reported that police shot and killed the attacker.

Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces stand near a covered body at the site of a reported attack near east Jerusalem. A gunman allegedly opened fire and killed seven Israelis, injuring three others.

The Times of Israel said the gunman arrived by a car, opened fire and then fled the scene. He encountered law enforcement during his escape, and when he reportedly fired at them, police killed him. A handgun was seized from the gunman.

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