Terror strikes Jerusalem

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While Israel’s eyes were focused on the security threat from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, terrorism struck in the heart of the Jewish state.

A gunman stormed into the Yeshivat Mercaz Harav complex in west Jerusalem late Thursday, mowing down students who had gathered in the dining room for the traditionally intensive pre-Shabbat classes.

Medical officials put the death toll at eight, with at dozens wounded, several critically. (MORE)

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