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South African man killed in Jerusalem shooting by Hamas gunman
A 26-year-old man from South Africa was shot and killed in Jerusalem during an attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas.
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A man from South Africa was shot and killed during an attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
THE SHOOTING HAS SENT SHOCKWAVES ACROSS THE WORLD
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies said Eliyahu David Kay (26), a tour guide in Jerusalem, was murdered by a Palestinian gunman while on his way to pray at the Western Wall (Kotel).
Kay later died in Hadassah Hospital.
“The South African Jewish community is reeling from shock. Our heartfelt condolences go to his parents Avi and Devora Kay, his fiancé and his family and friends in Israel and South Africa. May his memory be a blessing,” the board said.
THREE OTHERS WERE INJURED
Three more people were wounded in the attack by the Hamas militant. He was shot dead by authorities, Israeli officials said.
AFP reported that those wounded included police officers and civilians. They were taken to the hospital.
Kay, an immigrant from South Africa, was employed as a guide at the Western Wall plaza. The immigration ministry said he had gone to Israel in 2019.
“A terrorist armed with a Carlo-type weapon (a submachine gun) carried out a shooting in the Old City,” police said in a statement, adding that the attacker had been “neutralised”, confirming they had been killed.
The Old City is in the Israeli-annexed eastern part of Jerusalem, which Palestinians claims as the capital of their future state.
MORE ATTACKS IN THE OLD CITY
Attacks targeting Israeli security forces are common in the Old City.
On Wednesday, Israeli security forces shot dead a teenage assailant who stabbed and wounded two police officers in the Old City.
In late September, a woman tried to stab officers on a street that leads to the Al-Aqsa mosque before being shot dead.
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Israel captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it, in a move not recognised by most of the international community.
