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Israeli forces carry out PM Benjamin Netanyahu's threat

Israeli forces have carried out the threat of their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to settle scores with the Palestinian terrorists who murdered five people in a Jerusalem synagogue yesterday.

A British-born Rabbi was among four people killed in an attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem.

Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, 68, was killed when militants stormed the building and attacked worshippers with knives, axes and guns before being shot by police.

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Brit killed in synagogue attack 'only wanted peace'

The British man who was killed during the Jerusalem synagogue attack "only wanted peace", his relatives said.

Avraham Shmuel Goldberg Credit: Family handout.

Avraham Shmuel Goldberg was one of four people murdered when two militants stormed the building and attacked worshippers with knives, axes and guns before being shot by police.

Mr Goldberg was 68 and was married with six children, as well as several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

His cousin Michelle Hirschfield told the BBC:

He was a peaceful man, not politically involved. He only wanted peace.

– Michelle Hirschfield

It is thought Mr Goldberg moved to Israel from Golders Green, north London, in the early 1990s. He held dual British-Israeli citizenship.

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