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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he was "torn and dismayed" by a shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed at least eight people.
"All the people of Israel are saddened by the families of the dead. We stand with the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, the American people face this horrible anti-Semitic brutality and we all pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded, "said Netanyahu in a statement.
Local authorities and the media said that an armed man shouting "All Jews must die" stormed the synagogue on Saturday and shot dead worshipers, leaving at least eight dead and six wounded, including four police before his arrest.
The Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Naftali Bennett, said that he would travel to Pittsburgh on Saturday to offer his support to the Jewish community in the region and that he had instructed his team to prepare the project. assistance she may need.
"The State of Israel is deeply saddened by this terrible antisemitic killing. Our Jewish brothers and sisters suffered a deadly attack while they were praying. Our thoughts are with the families of those killed and we pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded, as we pray, this is the latest event of this type, "Bennett said in a statement.
Reportage of Maayan Lubell; Edited by Peter Graff and Helen Popper
