Jerusalem Shooting: 13-year old boy held

Israeli Police revealed a 13-year old boy was behind a shooting in Jerusalem on Saturday.

Scene of the shooting in Jerusalem on Friday
Scene of the shooting in Jerusalem on Friday. Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg via Haaretz

A father and a son sustained serious injuries, while the attacker was shot and injured by passers by and is being held in a hospital.

In connection with that attack, Police have arrested 42.

On Friday, seven people were killed and three more injured in a separate attack at a Synagogue in East Jerusalem.

Authorities in Israel have positioned counter-terrorism unit officers “permanently” in the Jerusalem area to “promptly respond to exceptional events whenever necessary”.

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