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On the morning of 18 November 2014, two Palestinian men from Jerusalem entered Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, and attacked the praying congregants with axes, knives, and a gun. They killed four dual-nationality worshippers, and critically wounded a responding Druze Israeli police officer, who later died of his wounds. They also injured seven male worshippers, one of whom never woke up from a coma and died 11 months later. The two attackers were then shot dead by the police. Several initial reports claimed that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) had declared responsibility for the attack;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jerusalem synagogue attack: Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine claims responsibility )〕〔("Israel Shaken by 5 Deaths in Synagogue Assault" ), ''The New York Times''〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jerusalem synagogue axe attack kills five )〕〔("PFLP Claims Responsibility for Jerusalem synagogue attack" ), ''The Hindu''〕 Other sources say declarations by PFLP militants were either confused or that the group itself disclaimed responsibility.〔Khaled Abu Toameh, (‘Palestinian terror group PFLP: To early talk about responsibility for 'heroic' synagogue attack ) Jerusalem Post 18 November 2014:'Conflicted reports emerged in the Palestinian media about a Palestinian terror group claiming responsibility for the deadly attack at a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stated that it was "premature" to talk about his organization's responsibility for the attack he labeled as "heroic".'〕〔('Synagogue attack: Israel vows retribution, demolishes Palestinian homes,' ) Al-Araby 19 November 2014:'It was initially reported that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) had claimed the attack, but the group later denied that, stating that they had merely supported those who carried it out."We bless the operation and the two young men who carried it out," said Jamil Mizher, the leader of the PFLP, to al-Araby al-Jadeed."But we have not received any confirmation that it was planned by the PFLP, even though it was consistent with the history of the PFLP," Mizher said.〕〔Ben Cohen, ( 'Overlooked Palestinian terror group returns with a vengeance,' ) Sun-Sentinel 24 November 2014:'the PFLP didn't explicitly claim responsibility for the atrocity at the synagogue in the Har Nof neighborhood, it did laud the attack while describing the two assailants, cousins Ghassan and Odai Abu Jamal, as "PFLP comrades".'〕 Israeli authorities stated that 'it seemed the men had acted alone'.〔 It was the deadliest terror attack in Jerusalem since the Mercaz HaRav massacre in March 2008.〔(DEATH TOLL AT 5 IN JERUSALEM SYNAGOGUE ATTACK ), 7online.com; retrieved 18 November 2014.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/18/world/meast/jerusalem-violence )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://time.com/3591813/deaths-jerusalem-synagogue )〕 The attack was one of a number of violent attacks on Israelis in the summer and autumn of 2014 being called an intifada by some news sources, despite no official intifada being organized by a Palestinian group, as they were in the first and second intifadas.〔(Jerusalem attacks likely do not portend a third Palestinian intifada ) – Retrieved 20 November 2014〕 The UN Security Council condemned the "despicable terrorist attack" in the Jerusalem synagogue. ==Attack== At approximately 07:00, during the weekday ''Shacharit'' morning prayer, as the worshipers were saying the silent ''amidah'' standing prayer, two Arab men from Jerusalem entered Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel, and attacked the worshippers with axes, meat cleavers, and a gun.〔Jodi Rudoren, Isabel Kershner,(' Israel Shaken by 5 Deaths in Synagogue Assault,' ) New York Times, 18 November 2014.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=הטבח בבית הכנסת: 24 יתומים ברחוב אחד – ישראל היום )〕 One of the worshippers fought back and hit a terrorist on the head with a chair twice, before escaping upstairs. The terrorists killed four dual-national worshipers and a responding Druze Israeli police officer, and injured seven male worshipers,〔 one of whom never woke up from a coma and died 11 months later. It was the deadliest terror attack in Jerusalem since the Mercaz HaRav massacre in March 2008.〔〔〔 Two traffic policemen who heard gunfire came running to the synagogue, and engaged the attackers in a gun battle.〔 A third policeman arrived shortly after, and shot both attackers dead. Two policemen were wounded, one of whom subsequently died from his injuries.〔 The first responder was a Druze Israeli police officer, Zidan Saif. He was critically wounded when he was shot in the head during the ensuing gun battle, and later died. The perpetrators shouted "Allahu Akbar!" as they attacked the worshipers.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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