has been declared. at least seven people are reported to have been shot dead at a synagogue in eastjerusalem, with others injured. the incident happened in the city s neve yaakov neighbourhood at around 8:15pm local time. israel s ambulance service reported 10 casualties in total, some of them seriously wounded. israel s police department called the incident a terror attack and said that the suspected attacker had been neutralised . earlier our middle east correspondent injerusalem, yolande knell, gave us this update. the shooting happened at the start of the jewish sabbath so the synagogue was very busy in this crowded israeli settlement in eastjerusalem, neve yaakov. israeli police say that officers shot and killed the gunman and they have identified him as a palestinian from shuafat refugee camp in eastjerusalem. my colleagues are at the scene telling us about the police and forensic teams who are currently around a white car appearing to have been driven by the gunman.
Citizens were killed. A further ten are missing, some of whom are feared to be among the dead. We must support absolutely israels right to defend itself. This must be done in line with International Humanitarian law. This programme continues on bbc one. Frantic diplomacy continues, as the world waits for the expected Ground Operation by israel troops to begin in gaza in response to the hamas massacre. The humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip is becoming desparate, as more than a Million People leave their homes and many more men, women and children are killed. Tonight. When will the Border Crossing from Gaza To Egypt be opened, to let people out and humanitarian aid in . The un warns the Health System in gaza is collapsing before our very eyes. Iamjust i am just two kilometres from gaza and most of the city has been evacuated ahead of israels expected a ground offensive. Last week, one israeli mother told us about the kidnapping of her son by hamas from that Music Festival. Michal had
Media are reporting that numbers are higher, seven or eight killed outside the synagogue. medics were still treating people at the scene a short time ago and they said that the conditions of those who were injured vary from people who had lighter injuries, that were panicked, to those who were in a critical condition. we are waiting for updates on that at the moment. all of this comes a day after an israeli military operation injenin refugee camp on the occupied west bank that killed nine palestinians, with another man later killed in clashes with israeli forces north ofjerusalem, that had led to a lot of concern that they could be further flare ups and violence. we did see overnight in response several rockets were fired by palestinian militants in the gaza strip in southern israel, that led israeli warplanes to bomb militant sites. we ve had a lot of international concern voiced in the past 2a hours about the rising tensions here and what that could mean.