 Five men and two women were murdered in this vicious attack, the deadliest terror attack since 2011. The 21-year-old Palestinian terrorist shot dead after a chase as the city and the country still reeling on Saturday morning. A second shooting attack in the neighborhood of Silvan near the old city. A father and son attacked by a 13-year-old terrorist. This past hour, another shooting attack in the Jordan Valley. No casualties there. The manhunt after his terrorist is underway. Police raising the alert level all over Israel to the highest one. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convening the security cabinet this hour. While Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza were seen celebrating in the aftermath. I-24 News teams are on the ground, security and political analysts joining us here in studio. And we'll bring you all the live updates without further ado. Let's cross now live to Jerusalem where I-24 News senior Middle East correspondent Ariel Osseron is standing by Ariel. The identities of more victims from yesterday's massacre cleared for publication. And you are there on location where a protest is currently underway. Set a scene for us. Right, Ali. So for the past few hours more and more locals have been coming here as the press has been coming to reporting and basically voicing their frustration from what's been going on. A lot of chance of death to terrorists. Some of the neighbors here have been taking that a step further. Death to Arabs. But there is a general sense of frustration with a lack of security here in the streets. And I am joined here by a man who lives right nearby less than a kilometer away from the synagogue Ateret Avram where we're standing right now. Yashua Daitel, thank you for joining us. So we're today in our day after the attack. With a lot of locals here saying that there's a general sense of lack of security calls for increasing the security presence, making it easier for people to acquire guns. What is your sense today, a day after yesterday's attack? In terms of the security, the first thought I had when I heard about this morning is that how could this have happened in such a degree, such a large amount of people to get killed in a community that more or less hasn't experienced anything like this before. So a lot of surprise, but do you share the sense of frustration that there is a lack of sense of security in the streets of Jerusalem today? Yeah, I think so. That relatively speaking, it shouldn't ever happen. But when it does, it reminds us that perhaps it's a time to let people that live these types of areas or anyone in Jerusalem who wants to carry a gun who could protect people to allow them to do that. I live in a state in America where guns were... a lot of people own guns there. And if you wanted to, you could get a license and carry it concealed, you can't see it, and people with increasing crime in America had a sense of security being able to go out like that. I think people here, if they would be able to do that, would also have increased sense of security. Besides making it easier to get a gun license, what would you like to see the government do differently amid this wave of attacks, just two attacks in Jerusalem within less than 24 hours? Yeah, besides for the sense of sadness and sorrow, you have to think here, I think to myself, what could have been done to prevent this? The person was an Israeli citizen or he lived in... He was a resident in Jerusalem. He was a resident in Israel. Even then, there has to be a way that security can somehow make, I don't know, a campaign event. If you see something and say something, if you know something, tell someone who should know. To remain vigilant. It has happened that this guy, this terrorist, left his house without anyone in the world knowing. It has to be more intelligence, more security, in that way trying to figure out what's going on and to prevent it. The entrance to Neveako from here is about half a kilometer, a little bit more than that. Maybe the police are down the street. There's an army base. Still, it happened. It begs the question, are they really doing enough to employ whatever security intelligence activists need to be in place to figure out what's going on? The investigation is definitely going to be looking thoroughly into this. Yoshua, thank you very much. Ali, back to you. Yes, 24 News. I'm an early correspondent. I realize we're on sending by in Jerusalem for us. And speaking to that point, I would like to know exactly dispass our national security minister, Itamar Ben-Vir speaking right outside of the hospital where the wounded of yesterday's attack are currently being treated, addressing the issue of arming more civilians or allowing more civilians to obtain weapons. Let's take a listen. There is the issue of the weapons. I want weapons on the streets. I want the citizens to be able to defend themselves. We saw it today at an attack in the city of David when citizens have weapons they can defend themselves. That's why I instructed my office, but I also need the assistance of the Ministry of Finance and I will raise this in the cabinet as well. We need to bring more people to the division for firearms licensing and allow us to give weapons to citizens who want and are qualified. I also want to ease the criteria. Other things, death penalty law for terrorists. I am asking to expedite the legislation. I will raise it today in the cabinet and also tomorrow in the government meeting. I want to pass the death penalty law for terrorists. In my opinion, it is appropriate and required. And one more thing. I talked throughout the week about the police reform that I want to do it. And it should be done as soon as possible. A national guard should be formed tomorrow morning. And for more insight, joining me now here in the studio, calling on the reserve, Mr. Alon of Yatar, Palestinian Affairs Expert and former Kogatah advisor, Professor Yossi Yoena, former Israeli parliament member of the Labor Party. And of course, Mikhail Kleiner, president of the Ikut Party Supreme Court and former Israeli parliament member himself. Thank you, gentlemen. So very much for joining us this evening. We've just listened to our national security minister, Itama Ben-Gvir. The bread and butter of his mere political existence, I will dare to say, is the issue of national security. Insisted on transforming the name of his ministry to such facing. Let's put it that way. I'm not envious of Itama Ben-Gvir at this point in time, needing to deliver on his long-standing political promises now in the capacity of a minister. Not an easy task, Mikhail Kleiner. I guess when he was appointed, the minister expected that this moment will come. He had no illusions that just his appointment will deter any terrorist act. And now it's a test of his measures. He's pressing hard to fulfill and to take those measures he believes that can change the picture. So he wants to seal houses. He wants to deport families of terrorists, which are actually terrorist families, try to confiscate arms, try to make it easier for Israelis to hold arms and to be able to protect themselves like happened in the second terror act this morning. And I believe now he will get the support. I don't see anybody who will oppose it. And then we should see what the future will bring. I believe those are reasonable acts. I'm not so happy with the desperately, but I shouldn't agree with him 100%. 80% is enough. That's more than enough, some would suggest. In the short time we have left before we take a short break and of course we will continue to unpack it all afterwards. Alone Vietta, the security cabinet convening. This evening should we expect anything concrete? It's an important question, because the public, the Israeli streets, are waiting for steps. Maybe new steps, maybe huge steps and huge impact if you want. I think that no bank veer, no small twitch, even the others, especially those who are... It's the first time to be in the cabinet for them. I think that they will realize as soon as possible that there are no surprises in any pocket, in any plan, there is no, if you want, magic plan also. There is a limit, you know, and between the limits, between those, I would say, defined the limits, they will try to... The limitations of power. You learned that sooner rather than later. This is the reality. We're taking a two minute break and we'll be back with more. Smell it. Taste it. Experience the Holy Land like never before. Holy Land Uncovered every Sunday, only on I-24 News. Imagine being able to see into the future. What innovations will change the world as we know it? 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And he's speaking right now, so let's know we will get to our Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on. But the premiere did arrive at the scene last night at the synagogue where nothing that can be described in any other way than a massacre took place shortly after the 8 p.m. Holy Prayer on Shabbat Eve. Let's take a listen to the Prime Minister yesterday as, again, as we speak, he's convening the security cabinet. We are here after a hard attack, one of the hardest attacks in recent years. Our hearts go out to the families of the murdered and, of course, the injured. We wish for their fast recovery. I convene now a situation assessment with all the security forces. We decided on several immediate actions. With the end of Sabbath, I will convene the cabinet on the continuation of our reaction. I want to emphasize that we have to work with determination and with composure. I call on people not to take the law into their own hands. For that, we have an army, police, and security forces, and they will work according to the cabinet's instructions. As we're waiting for the premiere to speak again this evening, still with us here in the studio, calling on the Reserves, Mr. Alonav Yatar, Professor Yosyona, and Mr. Michael Kleiner, gentlemen. It's not Netanyahu's first rodeo. Let's put it that way, dealing with such a security escalation. It is, however, somewhat uncharted territory when it comes to the composition of this government. Netanyahu, to an extent, the left mark of his own government. And the near decision of arriving at the scene last night and the somewhat restraint remark we've heard, Professor Yosyona, perhaps an indication of that. I'm Mr. of security. I guess the statement being done by Netanyahu's arrival at the scene is saying, well, this is my responsibility, even when such harsh things happen, as you described it, a massacre. So I think that this is the clear statement that he is in charge of the both. And so which is, I guess, it's a positive thing for part of the prime minister that he's not running away from responsibility. This is one point that I want to make. Another point I want to make, which is, you know, reiterating the obvious. Of course, I mean, there's no justification whatsoever for such things to unfold no matter what are the circumstances and you know what my view is about this issue. I'm not surprised, and this is the next obvious thing that I'm not surprised that the discussion is kind of limited to security measures, you know? Okay, now we're going to increase, we're going to use other security memos, harsh and rigid security measures and then that would be the end of it. No one believes that that is going to happen. And what is the obvious thing that I want to reiterate? Just think about it, you know? Nobody is talking about negotiation. Nobody talks about peace, you know? As if it is now, now to talk about peace in Israel, it's blasphemy against, I don't know, sacrosanct values and ideals, sacrosanct kind of the spirit, you know? You cannot touch the spirit. It's heresy to talk about peace. Hey, guys, there's no another solution, but you know negotiations without a side. At the end of the day, peace can go. Now, I'm not saying, and I'm not naive, I'm not saying that the Palestinians are ready just to embrace any peace solution which Israel would offer. But at the end of the day, this is the only thing that would get us, you know, selvages from these kind of bloody circles of violence. I mean, there's no other way, you know? So my friend, I appreciate what my friend, Michael, Mikhail is saying about, you know, that we now, he's agreeing with Bank Veer and what you said in that very wise thing, that okay, now he's going to learn the limits of power. You know, what the hell are you going to do? We got to remember, we got to remember these kind of attacks are not organization-oriented, sporadic, personally-oriented activities that it is very, very hard to detect in advance, you know? So these are the limitations that within which we are talking. And I think that what we need is kind of sober approach to the situation. I know that, you know, I'm kind of, as I was saying before, wow, what? What are you talking about peace? Yes, nobody to talk with. But at the end of the day, we've got to bring that back to the table. You know, there's no other way. Rigid, harsh measures would not solve the situation. And I think that we all agree with that. If I understand, Professor Yonah, correct. I think that you mean that the Prime Minister or the government, this is the body that should demand the policy. That should show us where is the policy, where is the strategic direction. The security organizations, the IDF, the Shabak, the police and so on don't need order what to do tomorrow and the day after from the government. They know what to do. And they're doing the best. An organized plan and do the best. Organized plan, small, big for a short term, long term and so on. I think this is not the question. The question is or I would say the challenge is what is the policy? What is the direction? Which should be right or left, right? Engagement or separation or two states or one states and so on. For example, we speak a lot about East Jerusalem. Wide area. More than 350,000 each. What the state of Israel want to do with East Jerusalem? It's an open question. 55 years, nobody decide about that, right? Nobody gave us to the Israeli public what is the direction, even to them, to those residents in Jerusalem. They're sitting between two chairs, right? Fall down. They don't belong to the PA authority and not to the Israeli cities and so on. So I think that the main question is what is the strategic direction? What will be in the future? This is the point. I disagree with both my friends. I believe there is a lot to do. To be expected. Not only on the security level, which can be improved and the people in the army and in the police have their plans, but they need to have encouragement from the government and not trying to stop them like the Attorney General does, that everybody was united with the police, with the Shabbat, with the army, all the ministers, the prime minister, that the house of this terrorist should have been sealed this morning and she was dragging it until the evening. She didn't get another paper and she got in the morning, first denies and she said she got a paper in the morning, but she wanted to have another paper. What papers do you need? You need to seal this house. The people are murderers. The problem is in Jerusalem, by the way, it's a special problem. In Judea and Somalia we get along. Gaza tried to make something and there was a very severe response and they know what's good for them. We have a dialogue with the population. The living standard of the population, though there is occupation, both in Gaza and in Judea and Somalia is better than in Lebanon, in Syria, and most Arab countries. On the contrary, we are creating a position. Michael, can I ask you a question? I will finish in a second. 15,000 people from Gaza, despite all the problems are coming and getting work, and now in Jerusalem is a problem that first of all it should solve. One example and last, what can be done which is not on the security level, demand that in East Jerusalem and in Judea and Somalia, I don't know if you can do it in Gaza, people, key children will learn in school that terror is something bad and not glorifying terror, bringing a 13 years old child to go and shoot. And with whom you will have a dialogue with those Palestinians who were going and applauding and shooting and making half lot and happy with this murder or kill children and women? Yes, I would just like to note to our viewers earlier we saw live images from a mass rally taking place for the fourth week in a row in Tel Aviv, despite, or even because of today's attack continuing to... No, despite, you were right, despite. ...to criticize the government's... It's not inspired. ...judicial reform and now we're seeing live images from Jerusalem as a memorial what seems to be a grassroots memorial of the local community there is taking place. Professor Yonah, I wanted to respond to Mr. Kleiner's remark. The what? The very... Well, I don't know what else can be done, you know? Like, and of course... No, gentlemen, deterrence needs to be restored in the immediate level. Obviously, there is the fundamental issue of a lack of a long-term strategy or policy or outlook. Okay, I'll try to answer it as best as I can, you know? I mean, if you're dealing with organizations and you've got the leaders and they would say to them, you know, kind of indirectly, hey, guys, you know, the moment you do something you should know that it would be the end for you, okay? So you can understand, okay, there's deterrence, you know? If you do this, I'm going to do that. But now you're talking about the 13-year-old kid, you know? And so, okay, now you're going to destroy and arresting 42 members of his family. And I'm asking, you know, logically, you know, because no one of us wants that such things would unfold and continue to happen. What on earth are you going to achieve by now arresting these 42... But something in the equation, Professor Yonah, that a 13-year-old boy is making a calculation, making his own personal calculation and deciding to head out that he is better off to head out and pursue a terrorist attack rather than not, means there's something in the greater scheme of things. I might agree with you. But again, you know, see that we are localizing the discussion and again talking about security, deterrence and stuff like that. And again, you know, like the big issue nobody, you know, wants to talk about it. This is a shame, you know, really. It isn't our interest at the end of the day that we talk about it. Now, Michael is saying, well, look, whom do you want to talk with? No, I'm not. I don't want to talk with the people, you know, Joe Vile about killing Jews. Of course, they're not the partner to talk about. But you can say, you know, with really truly beliefs that you would not be able to find anybody in the Palestinian people that were willing to talk with you about compromise. Ah, well, it is very hard for me to agree. But again, I just want to make a very important point. It is in our interest. It is in our interest. So the very answer to saying that, well, look, you know, nobody talked about it. So, okay, what are you going to do? Well, let's expand the settlement project. I mean, that makes sense. For example, we are speaking about the leadership of the PA. Okay, which already now, the majority of them are... By the way, not just not condemning the attacks this past weekend, but blaming Israel. And this is perhaps an escalation in the rhetoric of... Defensive acts in Geneva. Please. Yeah. It was once upon a time they condemned, they stopped. But I don't think it's so important. Okay. But anyway, you know, this boy, 13 years old, 15 years old, 20 years old if you want, doesn't wait to the declarations of the PA leadership, right? He doesn't care about them. I think that the question should be what is the alternative. Because fighting terror is obvious. It's clear to everybody, to every organization and so on. I think that even you want... There is no difference between the right and left, generally, right? What are the ways and the instruments and the tools to fight terror? The next question and the biggest one is to where are we going? So I think this is the challenge of the government. It's not simple. While I was speaking about the alternative, you know, we spoke a lot of time about the day after Mahmoud Abbas, the day after Abu Mazen, the leader of the PA. It could be tomorrow morning, right? The next leadership will be extreme than it is. So I think this is a huge challenge for us. Okay, unfortunately, we need to take another break now. 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To this special I24 News coverage of the deadly weekend in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convening the security cabinet at this hour. These are his opening remarks. Let's take a listen. Good evening to all the ministers. Prime Minister. On behalf of all the citizens of Israel, I would like to send my heartfelt condolences to the families of those murders and the heinous and terrible attack in our capital, Jerusalem. This is a criminal attack. At the entrance of a synagogue on International Holocaust Day, I thank the President of the United States, my friend Joe Biden, who spoke with me and expresses shock and condolences at this terrible act of murder. I also thank many other leaders, including from Arab countries, for standing by Israel at this time. We all pray for the peace of those injured in the two attacks. I would like to praise the police and the security forces for their determined and quick action, as well as the resourcefulness and bravery shown by ordinary citizens who hit the terrorists and thus saved lives. Our response will be strong, fast, and accurate. Whoever tries to hurt us, we will hurt him and anyone who helps him. We have already carried out extensive arrests of terrorist supporters, aides, and instigators. We deploy forces, we increase forces, and we do it in different arenas. We will seal and destroy terrorist houses in an expedited procedure in order to exact an additional prize from those who supported terrorism. This process already started yesterday and is in progress. I will go into the Cabinet tonight additional measures to fight terrorism. This includes significantly speeding up and expending gun licensing for licensed citizens. As we've seen time and time again, including this morning, this thing saves lives. Also, I'll bring before the Cabinet the denial of rights and the national insurance from families that support terrorism. The government will ex-firmly, decisively, and powerfully against terrorism, and we will do it calmly and decisively. We are not looking for escalation, but we are prepared for any scenario. I call again to the citizens of Israel, do not take the law into your hands. We are not in the days of the underground. We have a sovereign country with an excellent army, government, and security forces. Let them do the work. Yes, this is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The opening of the Security Cabinet convening this hour in Jerusalem, weighing in, of course, on the measures that will be taken from this point onward, some of them illustrated by the Premier in his opening remarks. Still with me in studio here, calling on the reserves, Mr. Aloni Vertiapal, CNN Affairs expert and former co-gut advisor, and joining us this summer in July, Mr. Aloni Vertiapal is the activist from Jerusalem and Chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund. Thank you very much, gentlemen, for joining us. Mr. Aloni Vertiapal, I do want to begin with you. The last part of Netanyahu's remarks, perhaps particularly important for the second time in those past 24 hours, urging Israeli citizens not to take the law into their own hands, and the security officials throughout the day were quoted as saying this is not a statement based on a hunch, but rather based on intelligence. I think it's a very important declaration of Netanyahu, you know, to alarm everyone to do what he wants to, despite the iron is hot, despite the negative emotions, despite the atmosphere, the bad and the negative atmosphere, and so on. It's easy to do, you know, to respond by yourself. It's easy to hold a gun and so on. I think that the main challenge for Netanyahu and the commanders of the security organizations is to lead forward, is to go straight ahead and tell the public what to do tomorrow morning by defense and so on, stay at home, don't go out while those terror attacks happen and so on. But the main declaration for me by Netanyahu's speech is to not take the law to your hands, you know. Keep calm and let us do the job. We know how to do, we know what to do. The security organizations know very well their jobs based on a long experience and let them do the job. They have the mandate, they have the privilege, they have the capabilities, they have the authority from the Israeli government, and nobody should make or create any chaos on the street because, you know, the beginning of escalation, you know what you go inside, you never know what will be in the end of the day or in the end of the process. I think that the escalation, this is the main, I would say, danger that nobody wants to get inside. Mrs. Zingelaoui, you know, it feels like ancient history, but only two days ago, the Palestinian Authority announced that it's cutting the security coordination with Israel only short days ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan, the chain of events here so rapid. And, of course, on Thursday morning, the raid in Janine, do you see any connecting line here or are we talking about attacks that are disconnected from the overall atmosphere? Well, I want, first of all, to make a statement. Please. To start commenting on Netanyahu. Please. And then I will answer your question. As a statement, I should say that any innocent civilian life loss is a human tragedy on both sides. We should learn together how we should shed the same tears on any innocent on both sides. Everybody is sensitive to life losses on the Israeli side, which is important and we appreciate. But unfortunately, nobody is sensitive on the loss of lives on the Palestinian side. There is a lot of blood spilling on the Palestinian side. It's like water and nobody is sensitive. There were civilians who were killed by the operation of the army inside Janine, including a 61-year-old woman who was inside her home and other incidents. So we should always be very sensitive to any human loss on both sides. As a comment on Netanyahu's statement, I have two comments. One, the attack in Niveaqov did not target a synagogue and did not target worshipers going out of synagogues. What do you mean, Mr. Senegal? I will explain myself. The attack occurred in the street that has a synagogue. But the evening prayer, the evening Jewish prayer, starts 6.30 in the evening and ends 6.45. The attack occurred at 8.15, one and a half hour after the end of the Jewish prayer. The intention, this does not justify anything, but we should be accurate in not linking the attack to targeting a synagogue. It was targeting civilians. Targeting Jewish civilians in Jerusalem on the eve of Shabbat. If there wasn't a synagogue... The motivation is not religious. The motivation is not attacking a synagogue. So the motivation is national. The motivation is political, yes. Second, it does not make any justification, I say again, that we should not put it under a title of religious conflict. It is more under a title of political conflict. My second comment on Netanyahu's statement, you cannot keep doing the same thing and expect different results. Those intention to implement reaction on the families of the attackers, whether deporting them together or demolishing their homes will lead to the next attack. And here I come to your question. These attacks are directly linked to what has happened in Shabbat refugee camp demolishing the home of Adaita Mimi and they are directly linked to what has happened in Geneva and they are directly linked to the visit of Ben Veer. It accumulates. It gives for these Palestinian individuals that are part of a resistant movement in the city that has no head. It's a lie to keep linking what's happening to Hamas or to the PA. It is linked more to the violence of the occupation in a civilized world now. There cannot be any acceptance to a military occupation to another people for 55 years. It should stop. These kind of acts on the ground builds up within individuals, within a child like the one in Silvan. 13-year-old and 21-year-old. Unfortunately, we need to take a break. Mr. Samras and Jalal, we thank you very much for your time. Once again, we're staying with us. Quick break and we're back. In Jerusalem, I-24 News, senior defense correspondent Jonathan Ragev with the recap of the events. Let's take a look. On every other Saturday morning, this would be a quiet street in the middle of a religious neighborhood. The mix of bystanders, eyewitnesses and security forces this time tell the story of the tragedy happening here last night. We heard the shots. One of the neighbors told my father to call the police. Then heard more shots, and ran to an inner room in the house. The terrorist saw my father and shot into our house. The terrorists arrived here as people left the synagogue at the end of the prayer and shot everyone around him. The neighbors hearing the shots rushed to the scene to help and found themselves in the line of fire. Our neighbors ran out to help with nothing but their bare hands and prayed with their lives. They tried to help and saved their lives. Hours later, as the morning arrived, those living here now have to get used to the reality of yet another terror attack this time right on their doorstep. It's so sad. I walk by here every Saturday morning. Things are so different now from my previous walks. It's very sad. The alert will be raised. Police forces will be seen in higher numbers. There are a number of neighborhoods that are practically one within the other. There's no realistic prospect of stopping every terror attack. In the shooting incident seen this morning in another neighborhood in Jerusalem is the clear example of that. Jonathan Regev, I-24 News. And naturally, countries around the world are reacting to those vicious attacks. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry warning this evening, the situation may slip into, quote, and called for reviving the peace process. Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, the UK, the UAE, France, Azerbaijan, the United States, all publicly condemning the EU urging Israel to only use lethal force as, quote, last resort. Russia calling for maximum restraint and the Pentagon saying it stays in close contact with the Israeli partners. Let's take a listen. This is absolutely horrific. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to those killed and injured in this heinous act of violence. We condemn this apparent terrorist attack in the strongest terms. Our commitment to Israel's security remains ironclad. And we are in direct touch with our Israeli partners. And our thoughts are with the Israeli people in light of this horrific attack. And still with us today we welcome our guest Mr. Alone Vietar and joining us I-24 news senior correspondent in Angkor Hamda Selhouta Hamda. And interesting I wouldn't say condemnation but reaction to the events from, again, a surprising entity this past hour. A surprising release indeed. I'd ask foreign ministry saying, quote, we condemn the terrorist attack that occurred in Jerusalem of several Palestinian citizens. The Iraqi government and people express their solidarity with the people of Jerusalem and demand an end to these hostile attacks. Very interesting verbiage from Iraq. Let me just paint you a little bit of a picture. Now the two countries don't have diplomatic relations, of course. And in 1948 Iraq almost declaring a war on Israel after establishment as well. So let's talk about what happened just in last year. In the day of 2022, Iraq makes it illegal to attempt to normalize with Israel. And just a month later banning their citizens from talking to Israelis on social media, attending gatherings, perhaps organized by Israelis, and even making it illegal to set foot in an Israeli embassy abroad. These are quite serious steps for a country to take for one that perhaps they would consider an enemy. So this statement is definitely surprising to say the least, and in the coming hours perhaps we'll have a little bit more information, but you'll notice in that statement that I read, did not mention the word Israel in that, saying the citizens of Palestine. Correct, but again, the mere existence of a reaction. I think those statements which we heard just now shows us the I would say maybe the positive results of the process, the political process between Israel and the Emirates and Jordan and Egypt as well. Of course Saudi Arabia is not condemning, but we have I would say a new atmosphere maybe, different atmosphere and I think it's very good steps from them. And Hamda earlier today we've been talking about the Palestinian side, the PA not condemning, but rather putting the blame on Israel. Well, are we hearing anything in the past hours from the Palestinian side, let it be Hamas, Islamic Jihad or the Palestinian Authority? Well, Hamas and Islamic Jihad were first to speak out last night praising this incident saying that the Palestinian people do have this right to self-determination and they will get it by any means necessary. We did hear from the Palestinian Authority earlier this evening, not condemning, not condemning anything, but saying that Israel is responsible fully for this escalation of violence because of their crimes in the West Bank, the occupation, how they treat citizens of East Jerusalem and they're going on to say that this escalation of violence is probably going to continue because of the measures and the steps that Israel will continue to take. We saw just in the last couple of hours the IDF putting forth new battalions in the West Bank because of this fear of escalation of violence, several incidents within the State of Israel, within the West Bank, also in the last several hours, we're in for a very difficult time here and it's really going to be a challenge for the government and how the people themselves are going to deal with it. Netanyahu said himself he doesn't want people to take matters into their own hands and the Palestinian Authority very interestingly saying that they support the resistance however in a peaceful, popular resistance making note of that word peaceful in their statement. Take that as you will but it's certainly going to be interesting to see how both the PA and Israel respond in the coming days. And Hamda accurately reminded us earlier this evening that rocket fire from the Gaza Strip only yesterday again it is so difficult to keep track. Like us we have the iron dome. So I think that the thing that Gaza Strip this is the main threat on Israel but I think the opposite the West Bank this is the problem and is Jerusalem. Gaza Strip so far continue to keep on security stability from Gaza unless those few rockets kind of symbolize but I think that Israel should I would say rethink about its relationship with Hamas in Gaza because Hamas try and succeed to I would say escalate the territories the district of Jerusalem and inside Israel and keep Gaza Strip quiet but continue incitement continue try to escalate over there and put Gaza out of the game. So keeping Gaza calm and that quote-unquote being the responsible adult Israel expected to be but continuing to inflame the ground so to speak to the West Bank. Follow the steps you will reach to Gaza headquarters Hamas headquarters while you are speaking about incitement and operate from Gaza those terror cells inside Israel and West Bank and I think that Israel should calculate its relationship from the beginning. So again the security cabinet is convening as we speak what are we to expect in the immediate level alone and Hamda you will conclude. I think the security organizations already began much of forces in the streets existence of the policemen of those security guards and so on in the streets to show that there is a security atmosphere there is a security feeling if you want to come down the Israeli public while you don't have any clear intelligence details you cannot fight everywhere in every direction 24-7 you have to calculate your sources that is on the main points, junctions and so on to avoid terror and to deter also. Look you saw last night the Israeli security apparatus was very worried about copy cat type of attack which is exactly what we saw this morning and perhaps we will see more of those because of the ongoing security situation. Yes and the fear of a third into father always looming Hamda Salhouta Mr. Alonio Thank you so very much for this and before we conclude this broadcast let's cross once again live to our 24 years senior Middle East correspondent Ariel Ozaron standing by for us in Jerusalem near the synagogue where the vicious massacre took place 24 hours ago Ariel what are we seeing set the scene for us Well the scene is that a lot more protesters have come out to voice their frustration at Israeli security establishment as you can hear there's a lot of chance of death to terrorists also some take you to death to Arabs pretty much until about 20 minutes it was pretty calm here there were some chance but when former defense minister Benny Guns came that really riled up the emotions here and people started putting barricades on the streets trying to block the streets and this is a developing protest there's like a cat and mouse game between protesters who are trying to block the streets police trying to clear the streets and the bulk of the protesters continued to move there have been calls that they want to go to the intersection with Betchanina which is the main Arab neighborhood and block that but in the meantime here there's as you can see behind me they're saying prayers now following the attack yesterday we're really just a few yards outside the Teret Avram synagogue in Neveakov where more and more protesters are coming here to voice their frustration and some are also calling chance for revenge and Ariel I can assume that the police presence is very much felt there on the ground the alert level raised to the highest one across the country not just in Jerusalem but obviously this is the most volatile area at the moment the police chief urging citizens to be attentive to any suspicion yet the prime minister reiterating again this evening not to take law into their own hands are the guidelines clear enough well that also will be determined by the decisions from today's security cabinet meeting because that is expected to include at least according to leaks ahead of the meeting easements making it easier to issue personal firearm license and so that does stand in contrast with what prime minister Netanyahu said and at the end of the day with a lot of people here voicing their frustration and saying that they're going with the sense of a lack of security a lot of them are calling for an increased security presence more guns on the street it is ironic though when a couple hours ago the mayor of Jerusalem was here and he was asked what needs to be done he said we need to remove the guns from the streets we need to pick up all the guns I think picking up the guns from the air population rather than not allow making it more complicated for Israelis to issue firearms but this just shows the complexity and the tensions that are continued to be rising here this evening in Neveyako indeed no escape of policy making becomes clear every time and you I-24 news senior medallist who responds Arielle Azaran thank you very much this is all the time we have for now from the I-24 news that we will be back with more extended news coverage throughout the evening of this deadly weekend in Jerusalem until then