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Added on the 18/11/2014 19:56:51 - Copyright : France 24 EN
They used meat cleavers and a gun. Two Palestinian militants were gunned down in a shootout with police after Jerusalem's deadliest attack in years. The attack on a synagogue killed four worshippers and injured several others. It comes during a spike in tension over the ancient city's holy sites, and the violence that still simmers after last summer's war in Gaza. Amid fears of a third Intifada, what future lies ahead for Jerusalem?
Israeli mourners take part in the funeral of Raphael Ben Eliyahu, one of the seven victims of Jerusalem's synagogue attack. IMAGES
Israel's premier, Naftali Bennett, pledges to "fight terrorism with a heavy hand" to curb surging violence, after the latest deadly attack in Tel Aviv saw a Palestinian gunman kill two men in a busy bar.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says the killing of four Jewish worshippers at a Jerusalem synagogue, along with a spate of recent attacks aimed at Israelis, is part of a "battle over Jerusalem." Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
U.S. President Barack Obama condemns the attack by two Palestinians on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed four people. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)