Police stand guard outside the west Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday
Worshippers
have returned to the synagogue in Jerusalem which on Tuesday was the
scene of the city's deadliest mass killing for years.
Jews attended morning prayers just a day after the gun and
meat cleaver attack, as the Israeli authorities stepped up security
across the city,The killings left four rabbis and a police officer dead.
Jerusalem has seen weeks of unrest, partly fuelled by tension over a disputed holy site.
Earlier Israeli troops destroyed the home of a Palestinian man who killed a woman and a baby by ramming a car into a Jerusalem tram stop on 22 October.
The man, Abdel-Rahman Shaloudi, was a Palestinian from Silwan, East Jerusalem.
He was shot by officers as he tried to run away from the scene of the killing and later died of his injuries in hospital.
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The house of a Palestinian man responsible for an attack in October was destroyed
One man, Gavriel Cohen, told the Associated Press news agency that the attack showed "that our future in this world is dependent on God".
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to win a "battle for Jerusalem", following Tuesday's killings, and "settle the score with every terrorist" who attacked Israel.
He said he had "ordered the destruction of the homes of the Palestinians who carried out [Tuesday's] massacre and to speed up the demolitions of those who carried out previous attacks".
Mr Netanyahu also said he would strengthen security on the streets of Jerusalem.
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Eyewitness video showed the moment Israeli police stormed the synagogue
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The synagogue attack comes after months of violence
Two Palestinian men attacked the West Jerusalem synagogue with a gun and meat cleavers before being shot dead.
Israel had stopped its policy of demolishing the homes of militants in 2005, after a review committee found they did not deter attacks.
However, the practice resumed this year.
Human rights groups have criticised the policy. Amnesty International said on Tuesday: "Punishing the families of suspects by destroying their homes is collective punishment and is prohibited by international law."
East Jerusalem, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967, has experienced months of unrest.
Thousands attended the funerals for the victims of Tuesday's synagogue attack
The killings set off an escalating cycle of violence, leading to a 50-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip that claimed more than 2,000 lives.
Tensions have also risen in recent weeks amid announcements by Israel of plans to build more settler homes in East Jerusalem.
There has been further unrest over an area known to Jews as the Temple Mount - the holiest site in Judaism. The compound is known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and contains the al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam.
Orthodox Jewish campaigners in Israel are challenging a longstanding ban on Jews praying at the compound.
