Minutes after an attack that killed at least 7 people near an East Jerusalem synagogue, the Quai d’Orsay called the attack “particularly despicable”.
France on Friday evening condemned the “appalling terrorist attack” in East Jerusalem, where a shooting near a synagogue left at least seven dead, in a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“This attack against civilians, at the time of prayer, and on the day of international commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust, is particularly despicable”, affirms the Quai d’Orsay.
“In a context of growing tensions, we call on all parties to avoid actions that could fuel the spiral of violence,” the statement added.
“Seven civilians” were killed on Friday by an armed assailant near the synagogue in Neve Yaacov, a Jewish settlement neighborhood in East Jerusalem, part of the Holy City annexed by Israel, according to the Israeli police. She adds that it is one of “the worst attacks in recent years” against Israelis.
Police said the shooter, a 21-year-old Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem, was shot dead by officers after he fled in a car.
Earlier, the UN had already condemned an “abject” attack while the United States called it “appalling”.
