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Shooting in Jerusalem: Palestinian killed two, three wounded

Palestinian opened fire in Jerusalem. Three wounded, two killed, reports BBC.

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The man, according to the official version of a Hamas fighter, opened fire in the Old City of Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding at least three others.

Hamas ("Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip (since July 2007).

Hamas is recognized as a terrorist organization by Israel, Canada, the United States, Japan, the European Union and the Organization of American States, and is also banned in Jordan and Egypt.

In Australia and the United Kingdom, only the Hamas military wing is recognized as terrorist.

The shooter, a 42-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem, used an automatic weapon, according to the Israeli Interior Ministry.

He was killed by return fire from the police. His accomplice is wanted.

One of the wounded died in the hospital, another was seriously injured. Two Israeli police officers were also injured.

The attack took place in the area of ​​Chain Street, located near the Temple Mount and separating the Muslim quarter from the Jewish one.

Hamas has confirmed that the man was a member of its political wing. The Palestinian media called his name, Fadi Abu Shahaidam.

According to Israel's Interior Minister Omer Bar-Lev, the shooter was dressed as a Hasidic Jew.

“He was moving around the alleys and shooting quite a lot. Fortunately, the alley was mostly empty, and, thank God, there were relatively few casualties,” he said.

The most recent major clashes at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, near the site of today's attack, occurred in May between Palestinians and Israeli police.

In the vicinity of the Temple Mount, attacks with bladed weapons are common, but the use of firearms is rare.

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged citizens to remain vigilant.

One of the videos, filmed from the roof, shows the actions of the police: one group runs, the other in cover behind a stone wall.

Then on the record you can see the body of the shooter, lying at the door of the store. The evacuation begins from the area located next to the shrines of the most sensitive religions.

In the worst attack in months, Israel's prime minister warned of the possibility of further attacks and declared heightened alert.

Hamas in a statement links the attack to the situation in East Jerusalem, where Palestinian families faced the threat of losing a roof over their heads.

"Jerusalem remains at the heart of the conflict, and any attack like this raises fears that there will be another soon," says Tom Bateman, Middle East correspondent.

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