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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Thousands Mourn Victims of Jerusalem School Shooting
2008-03-08
Thousands of people in the Israeli capital are mourning the eight victims of Thursday night's shooting inside a Jewish religious school. The attack was the worst in Israel in two years and it shocked many Jerusalem residents.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas is denying earlier claims that it was responsible for the attack.
Police say the attacker was shot dead - and identified him as a 25-year-old Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem. Israel has restricted travel from the West Bank, where the gunman lived, until Saturday evening. The Palestinian militant group Hamas is denying earlier claims that it was responsible for the attack.

The White House Friday, urged Israel and the Palestinians to continue peace talks, despite the attack. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended talks Sunday after Israeli strikes killed more than 120 Palestinians in Gaza. He later renewed his commitment to the peace process after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Mr. Abbas and other world leaders have condemned the school shooting.

An Israeli foreign ministry spokesman said the attack was aimed at killing chances for peace, but he vowed peace talks will continue. The shooting follows weeks of escalating violence by Palestinian militants and Israeli forces. In the Egyptian Sinai city of El Arish on Thursday, Egyptian officials met with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and a U.S. envoy. They discussed a proposed truce between the militant groups and Israel.
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