Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has warned that a ‘powerful hurricane’ will ‘strike the skies of Gaza City’ later today

Paramedics said at least five people were killed in the shooting attack in Jerusalem, in an update of the death toll.

The Israeli emergency service said four people had died at the scene and one person died in hospital.

Nine people with gunshot wounds were taken to local hospitals to receive treatment along with three others injured by broken glass, the emergency service said.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding an “assessment” with the heads of the “security establishment” after the deadly attack in Jerusalem this morning, according to the prime minister’s office.