Israeli security forces battled Palestinian gunmen firing on Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood. In what was described as some of the heaviest fighting in months, gunfire echoed through Jerusalem after Palestinian gunmen in the nearby Arab town of Beit Jalla opened fire on Gilo, drawing a heavy Israeli response. Fourteen Gilo apartments were damaged.
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