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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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Pope Francis condemns rising violence in Jerusalem

Pope Francis has voiced concern over rising tensions and violence in Jerusalem, as he condemned a violent attack at a synagogue which left five people dead.

Two Palestinian men stormed into the Bnei Torah Kehilat Yaakov synagogue yesterday morning and killed four Rabbis, including a British-Israeli. A policeman later died of his injuries.

Pope Francis at the Vatican today, where he expressed concern over rising tensions in Jerusalem Credit: Reuters

The men, who were armed with a meat cleaver and a knife, were shot dead in a gunfight with police at the scene.

In his first appearance since yesterday’s attack, Pope Francis told St Peter’s Square:

I'm following with concern the alarming increase in tension in Jerusalem and other areas of the Holy Land, with unacceptable episodes of violence that do not spare even religious sites.

– Pope Francis

The attack was the latest in a string of violence in recent weeks in a dispute over Jerusalem’s holiest site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount.

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