Israeli police sealed off the Jerusalem family home of a Palestinian gunman on Sunday, two days after he killed seven people outside a synagogue, as fears grew of escalation in the deadliest unrest for years in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
JERUSALEM - Israeli police sealed off the Jerusalem family home of a Palestinian gunman on Sunday, two days after heoutside a synagogue, as fears grew of escalation in the deadliest unrest for years in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Israeli authorities welded shut the doors and sealed the windows of the family home of Friday's synagogue shooter, whose grandfather, the family said, was killed by an Israeli 25 years ago. "While we will not hesitate to act against terrorism, we wish to regain calm and stability on the ground," said Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after a security assessment in the West Bank.
Last year was the deadliest in more than a decade for West Bank Palestinian civilians and militants, with violence steadily escalating following a spate of lethal Palestinian attacks in Israel.
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