Attack on the synagogue in East Jerusalem! A message of condemnation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

The Foreign Ministry issued a written statement on the terrorist attack on the synagogue in the illegal Jewish settlement in occupied East Jerusalem.

The statement read: “We condemn the terrorist attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem on the night of January 27, in which many people lost their lives.” expression was used.

In the Ministry’s statement, “We are concerned that the attacks, which have increased in the region recently, will turn into a new spiral of violence, and we call on all parties to take the necessary measures to calm and stop this type of incident. . . We offer our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the attack, as well as to the government and people of Israel, and wish a speedy recovery to those injured.” statements were included.

VISIT TO THE SYNAGOGUE FROM NETANYAHU

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to the scene of the armed attack, in which 8 people lost their lives, against the synagogue of the illegal Jewish settlement called “Neve Yakov” in occupied East Jerusalem and launched investigations.

SITE’S REACTION TO THE EXTREME RIGHT MINISTER

Jewish settlers in the area were reportedly reacting to the far-right Minister of Homeland Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who came to the scene, “taking responsibility”.

According to the Israeli press reports and the images reflected on social networks, the Israeli police took Ben-Gvir, where the settlers reacted, far from the place taking security measures.

HAMAS: A QUICK RESPONSE TO THE MASSACRE OF THE FEET

“We celebrate the heroic action that took place in the occupied city of Jerusalem,” said Mushir al-Misri, a Hamas administrator. This action was a quick response to the Jenin massacre.” he used the phrases.

Misri noted that “this action also shows that the resistance is capable of responding to Israeli crimes.”

Hamas spokesman Hazim Kasım also interpreted the action in Jerusalem as an expected response to the massacre in the Jenin refugee camp in Israel.

Blaming Israel for the rise in blood pressure, Kasım said: “We warned the occupier (Israel) many times that killing and approaching the saints would seriously increase the tension, and it happened.” saying. Despite harsh statements from him, Hamas officials refrained from taking responsibility for the attack.

US EXPLANATION

In her written statement, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said: “We strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack that took place on a synagogue in Jerusalem tonight, and we are shocked and saddened by the loss of life in which at least 8 innocents were killed.” she used the phrase.

Stating that the attack tragically coincided with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jean-Pierre stressed that the United States will continue to support the Israeli government and people.

Jean-Pierre stated that US President Joe Biden ordered the security team to contact the relevant Israeli institutions to help the injured and support the search for the perpetrators of the attack.

ATTACK ON THE SYNAGOGUE

In a written statement from the Israeli police, it was claimed that an attacker came to the synagogue in the Jewish settlement and started shooting with a gun. It was reported that 8 civilians were killed and 3 wounded in the attack.

In the statement, it was noted that the police chased the attacker, who fled the scene in a car, and neutralized him after the armed conflict.

It was stated that the attacker is from East Jerusalem, in his 20s, and has a “permanent residence”, according to the first determinations.

Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem are not Israeli citizens and are considered “permanent residents.”

JELIN REFUGEE CAMP

9 Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed in the morning raid by the Israeli army on the Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. In events that erupted in the region after the raid, a 22-year-old Palestinian youth was killed in the occupied East Jerusalem city of er-Ram.

As a result of open fire by Israeli soldiers, 30 Palestinians, including women and children, have lost their lives in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank since New Year’s Day. (AA)