Several people have been killed by gunfire in an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem.

A police spokeswoman spoke on Friday evening of an attack that killed eight, and the rescue service named five dead.

At least ten people were also injured.

As the Magen David Adom rescue service announced on Friday evening, several of them are in critical condition.

According to the police, the attacker was "neutralized".

It was initially unclear whether he was killed.

The police initially spoke of a terrorist attack.

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