Israel says 14-year-old boy among killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack

Dozens of local worshippers gather around Asher Natan's house on Saturday evening and light candles in his memory; 3 other victims identified as Eli and Natali Mizrachi, Refael Ben Eliyahu, and an unnamed Ukrainian worker
Eitan Glickman, Roy Rubinstein, Haim Goldich|
Israel said Saturday that a 14-year-old boy is among those killed in the shooting attack near a synagogue in Jerusalem, in which six other people lost their lives.
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  • Dozens of local worshippers gathered around Asher Natan's house on Saturday evening and lit candles in his memory in an impromptu vigil.
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    אשר נתן שנהרג בפיגוע בנווה יעקב וזירת האירוע
    אשר נתן שנהרג בפיגוע בנווה יעקב וזירת האירוע
    Asher Natan, the site of the terror attack in Jerusalem
    (Photo: AFP, Courtesy of the family)
    Other victims were identified as Eli, 48, and Natali Mizrachi, 45, and Refael Ben Eliyahu, 56. An additional victim is said to be an unnamed Ukrainian worker, who doesn't hold an Israeli citizenship.
    The son of Ben Eliyahu, Matan, was severely wounded in the attack, but his condition is improving.
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    רפאל בן אליה, ואלי ונטלי מזרחי ז"ל
    רפאל בן אליה, ואלי ונטלי מזרחי ז"ל
    Eli and Natali Mizrachi and Refael Ben Eliyahu
    (Facebook, courtesy of the family)
    Eli and Natali Mizrachi, who wed just two years ago, died while trying to help those who were injured after the attack, and were shot by the terrorist who was still on the loose.
    Friday night's attack happened at the Neve Ya'akov neighborhood in east Jerusalem, and marked the deadliest in Israel since 2011. The police said the 21-year-old shooter was driving a car and opened fire on worshippers outside a local synagogue that lasted "for several minutes."
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    מדליקים נרות זיכרון בזירת הפיגוע בנווה יעקב
    מדליקים נרות זיכרון בזירת הפיגוע בנווה יעקב
    Children lighting candles in memory of the fallen in the Jerusalem terror attack
    (Photo: Yoav Dudkevitch)
    Only several hours later, on Saturday morning, two men were injured in Jerusalem's City of David, by a 13-year-old terrorist from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.
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