Israeli police say a "terror attack" has left several people dead near a synagogue in Neve Yaakov. -EPA
Seven people have been killed and 10 have been injured in a synagogue shooting attack on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel's foreign ministry says.
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Israel's ambulance service put the death toll at five and said another five people were wounded and transported to hospitals, including a 70-year-old woman.
Israeli police described it as a "terror attack" and said it took place in a synagogue in Neve Ya'akov, considered by Israelis as a neighbourhood within Jerusalem while Palestinians and most of the international community consider it occupied land illegally annexed after a 1967 Middle East war.
The incident comes a day after the deadliest raid in the West Bank in years, and falls on the Jewish Sabbath.
In Gaza, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told Reuters: "This operation is a response to the crime conducted by the occupation in Jenin and a natural response to the occupation's criminal actions," although he stopped short of claiming the attack.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad also praised but did not claim the attack.
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