A New York family of four has been wounded, and a newborn baby has died.
The shooting took place near the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem and injured eight people.
The worshippers came back from praying at the Western Wall. The holiest place in Judaism is the Western Wall.
The suspect was said to be a resident of East Jerusalem who was operating alone.
Sidawi had been in prison for five years for attacking someone.
A family of four from Brooklyn, New York, were among the wounded, but no further information has been given.
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A pregnant woman was rushed to the hospital and delivered her baby. The baby didn't live.
There has been violence between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank.
More than 50 Palestinians, including 17 children and 14 militant, were killed and hundreds were injured in three days of fighting that ended last Sunday. Israel assassinated a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander. No Israeli was killed or injured in the counter- attack by the PIJ.
According to a report by Haaretz, 19 people were killed by Palestinian rockets.
This offensive marks the most serious conflict between Palestinians and Israel since May of 2021.
Three Palestinians were killed in a gunfight with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus.
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