Two Palestinians stormed a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday, attacking worshipers praying inside with knives, axes and guns, and killing four. Police killed the attackers in a shootout.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will 'respond harshly' to the attack, which he described as the 'cruel murder of Jews who came to pray and were killed by despicable murderers'.
The two terrorists, according to Mail Online, are from the Jabel Mukaber district of East Jerusalem, which has been the scene of relentless clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters in recent months.
They are cousins aged 22 and 27 from the Abu Jamal family ( names are yet to be known)
They were reportedly inspired by calls from Hamas through Palestinian media and on social media to attack Israeli targets to 'protect the Al Aqsa mosque'.
The attack has been said to be the deadliest in Jerusalem in years and is bound to bring up fears of sustained violence in the city, already on edge amid soaring tensions over a contested holy site.
Six people were also said wounded in the attack, including two police officers and that police have been assigned to search the area for other suspects.
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