On the morning of 18 November 2014, two Palestinian men from Jerusalem entered Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, in the Har Nof neighborhood of Jerusalem, and attacked the praying congregants with axes, k
Police operations at the synagogue shortly after the attack
Paris synagogue attack
On 6 March 2008, a lone Palestinian gunman shot multiple students at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva, a religious school in West Jerusalem. Eight students and the assailant were killed. Eleven more were woun
2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack
…disclaimed responsibility. Israeli authorities stated that 'it seemed the men had acted alone'. It was the deadliest terror attack in Jerusalem since the Mercaz HaRav massacre in March 2008. The attack was one of a number of violent attacks on Israelis in the summer and autumn of 2014 being called an intifada by some news…
Memorial for the victims at the entrance to the library at Mercaz HaRav
One of the yeshiva buildings
The assailant, Alaa Abu Dheim