A car slammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem on Wednesday in what authorities are calling a vehicular terror attack. One Border Police officer died of injuries and 14 others were hurt, three of them seriously.
The attack occurred in two separate locations in the capital.
The injured were rushed to Hadassah University Medical Centers at Ein Karem and Mount Scopus. A few of the other injured were treated at the scene.
Medical officials said that two of those hospitalized are seriously hurt, four are moderately injured, and three suffered light wounds.
The driver rammed his vehicle into crowds at two separate locations near the light rail track in Jerusalem. Immediately after hitting eight pedestrians, security forces nearby shot and killed the driver.
Police said that the driver of a van swerved his vehicle into the light rail station on the corner of Bar-Lev and Shimon Hatzadik Streets. He then continued toward Moshe Zaks Street nearby, where he ran into more people.
After crashing the car, the driver emerged from the vehicle with a metal crowbar and began to attack people nearby. A police and Border Police force subsequently shot and killed the assailant.
Security sources told media outlets that al-Acari was a known supporter of Hamas.
According to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld, the rampage began at 12:30 pm at the Shimon Hatsadik light rail stop outside of Sheikh Jarrah.
“The terrorist hit four people, killing a border police officer,” said Rosenfeld, pointing to a pool of blood and a downed light pole.
He then drove 500 meters up the road to the intersection where a separate terrorist attack took place over the summer, hitting 10 others, he said.
“The terrorist then fled the van and attempted to attack innocent men, women and children with a crow bar, but was shot and killed by a police officer,” he said. “14 victims were rushed to area hospitals for treatment.”
As hundreds of residents surrounded the crime scene, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat spoke with witnesses.
“This is not an easy day for the city of Jerusalem,” he said. “This is part of Arab incitement and we will not let this continue to happen. Our hearts are crying and we wish people that were hurt to be in good condition.”
Barkat continued, “On the other hand, we are very tough and we will move on with our lives – we will continue to build here and this will toughen us up.”
Public asked to Daven for wounded IDF soldier hit in tonight’s terror attack Yonatan Ben Yikra in serious condition.
I remember the demonstration in Chicago where our neighbor, a local politician, went to see for himself how the police handled the crowd. He was hit by a fine officer with a club, and became paralyzed for life.
They usually do kill the terrorist, after his acts of terror, but these are not regular people. These are Arabs, who give up their lives for this. They know they will be killed, but are still happy to do it. Sorry. It won’t work here.
20 y/o man wounded in Terror attack today identified, public asked to daven for Shulem Aron Ben Nava in serious condition.
will the Israeli Government show it’s true love for its G-d and its people or will this horror continue?
Dear # 1: The Chicago government is, unfortunately, not Israeli government. Many Jews there have insufficient self-esteem, and are bridled with fear of world opinion, and of exercising powerful, just reactions (As the nations would do). ‘The Rebbe, MH”M’ has mentioned this. I hope there is no civil war.
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 50 years, things have changed. Israel has painted themselves into a corner by making more and more concessions and apologies for simply defending themselves. In the eyes of the world, they are now the aggressors. If they shoot a single arab rioter, even if the guy is throwing Molotov Cocktails, they will face severe condemnation which the cowards in the Knesset cannot handle. The operating procedure now in Israel is: if there is a terrorist attack, just ignore it and hope that one day there will be peace and… Read more »
When I was a kid in Chicago during the 64 riots the mayor got on the radio and said that he has ordered the police to shoot to kill any rioters. The police shot 2 of them dead & the city was quiet. I think it’s time to do the same in Israel shoot to kill any rioters or stone throwers and it will eventually be quiet. Either because of the fear of getting shot or because all the rioters will have been killed.