The incident was described by Israeli police as a car-ramming attack, and the driver was reportedly shot at the site.
A car was driven into a group of people at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Killing two individuals, including a six-year-old boy.
The incident was described by Israeli police as a car-ramming attack, and the driver was reportedly shot at the site. It was unclear whether he had died.
A man who said he watched the incident from his vehicle told Israel’s Channel 12 news that an armed civilian shot the suspect before a police officer arrived and also fired into the suspect’s vehicle.
Ariel Ben-David, a volunteer paramedic with the United Hatzalah ambulance service, told Army Radio. “Everyone was laying on the ground, flung about, in a terrible state. Sadly, one of the children did not survive.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu characterized the incident in the Jewish settlement of Ramot in east Jerusalem as a terrorist attack and ordered the deployment of additional security personnel.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the minister responsible for the region’s police forces, inspected the scene.
Several persons were hurt in the accident captured on video that was shared on social media.
Hamas, the outlawed group that controls Gaza, welcomed the bombing as a “heroic action” but did not claim responsibility.
Last month, seven people were shot and killed by a Palestinian gunman outside a synagogue in Jerusalem, precipitating a time of heightened tension.
This incident followed an Israeli military raid that resulted in the deaths of nine Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
