Fifth Victim of Jerusalem Synagogue Terror Attack Dies: Reports

The fifth victim of the Jerusalem synagogue in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood terror attack, committed by two suspected Palestinian men with knives and axes, died at Hadassh Hospital.

MOSCOW, November 19 (Sputnik) — The fifth victim of the Jerusalem synagogue terror attack, Druze police officer Zidan Nahad Seif, has died at Hadassh Hospital, Haaretz reported.

Earlier reports said Seif was in a critical condition. He passed away late Tuesday.

On Tuesday morning, four people were killed and seven wounded in a terrorist attack, committed by two suspected Palestinian men with knives and axes at a synagogue in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood. Both terrorists were shot dead by the police.

The incident is the latest in a series of terrorist attacks that have been on the rise in Jerusalem recently. The incident follows the alleged lynching of a Palestinian bus driver on Sunday, as well as the torching of a mosque and holy Qur'ans in the West Bank village of Al Mughayir by Jews last week.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders, as well as a number of Western high-ranking officials, have condemned the deadly attack.