Eight people injured in terror attack in Jerusalem |
Assassin shoots pregnant woman in stomach
At least eight people were injured in a suspected terrorist attack near the Western Wall in Jerusalem, two of them seriously.
One of the seriously injured victims is said to be a pregnant woman in her 30s. According to Israeli media reports, she was hit in the stomach. Her baby was born with an emergency caesarean section. According to the reports, the baby is in critical condition but stable.
Israeli police forensics on the bus where the terrorist fired
The shots were fired in two different places, the Magen David Adom rescue service said on Sunday night Twitter With.
A bus in the old town and a parking lot near David’s grave have become targets.
According to a paramedic, the bus was carrying believers from the Western Wall to the city.
Bus driver Daniel Kanievski told the Israeli broadcaster Kan: “The door was opened for a wheelchair – then the shots were fired. Two people were injured on the bus and two outside.”
The window of the attacked bus shattered
An eyewitness told the broadcaster: “It lasted 10 to 15 seconds. He fired about ten bullets. There was nobody who could neutralize him.”
“According to a passerby, a terrorist started shooting at the bus indiscriminately,” the paramedic was quoted as saying by the Jerusalem Post. When the emergency services reached the scene of the incident, there was a great commotion. People had panicked.
Israeli Prime Minister Jair Lapid said after the crime: “The security forces are working to arrest the terrorist and will not rest until he is caught.” Anyone who harms civilians will pay a price.
Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Post, citing police sources, reports that the Palestinian perpetrator turned himself in early Sunday morning.
The Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem is a holy site in Judaism and attracts many believers (archive photo)
A spokesman for the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, called the attack a “natural reaction to the arrogance of the occupying soldiers and Zionist settlers and their daily crimes against our people, our country and our Islamic and Christian holy sites”. He spoke of Israel’s continued incursion into Al-Aqsa Mosque.
About a week ago, Israel eliminated high-ranking terrorists in the Gaza Strip. In revenge, supporters of the group “Islamic Jihad” fired more than 1,000 rockets in the direction of Israel within a few days. Most were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. A ceasefire was finally sealed last Monday.
In the spring there was also a wave of terror in Israel. A total of 19 civilians were killed in the attacks. Three of the terrorists were killed.