The 13-year-old terrorist, who shouted “Allah Wakbar” while shooting at the two people, was neutralized
A new attack took place near the City of David in Jerusalem on Saturday morning, in which two people were injured. Magen David Adom paramedics and paramedics administered first aid to the injured before evacuating them to Share Zedek Hospital. A 20-year-old man is in serious condition while his 59-year-old father is in serious but stable condition with gunshot wounds to his chest and leg.
“We were rushed to the scene and saw two victims of an armed attack,” Fadi Dekidek, a doctor at MDA, said in a statement. He said the victims were “conscious” and taken to hospital.
The 20-year-old is an IDF paratrooper officer who was on vacation.
AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean attack in Jerusalem, 01/28/23A preliminary investigation into the attack found that the 13-year-old terrorist from Silwan arrived at the City of David armed and ambushed a group of passersby walking past him, some of whom were armed. As passers-by walked past the terrorist, he opened fire on them, shouted Allah Wakbar, then they immediately returned fire and neutralized him on the spot.
The terrorist had left his mother a letter in which he had written: “Forgive me mom, you will be proud of me”. In Jenin, the Palestinians “celebrated” the attack by handing out candy on the street.
Seven people were killed and three wounded in an attack near a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of Jerusalem on Friday night. The security forces are on high alert and fear further attacks in the coming hours.