A gunman killed five people and wounded three others in a shooting outside a synagogue in east Jerusalem, Israel’s national rescue service has said.

The gunman was shot and reportedly killed following one of the deadliest attacks on Israelis in years. The wounded included a 70-year-old in critical condition, the medical service added.

Police say the gunman opened fire at a group of Israelis in the Neve Yaakov neighbourhood, waiting for them outside the synagogue as they came out, according to Haaretz.

The killings took place a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the deadliest West Bank raid in years.

Scuffles between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters erupted after the funeral for a 22-year-old Palestinian north of Jerusalem and elsewhere in the occupied West Bank on Friday.

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