The terror continues: A female soldier and a security guard were fatally and seriously injured, and two additional MGB soldiers were slightly wounded by shrapnel, in a shooting attack that took place this evening (Saturday) at the Shoafat refugee camp checkpoint in Jerusalem. As a result, large forces of the Jerusalem District and MGB, in combination with special police units and the helicopter of the air formation of the police, conducting a hunt in the Shuafat refugee camp for the terrorist and those involved in the attack. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
The police investigation reveals that at 21:10 a vehicle from the refugee camp arrived in the direction of the checkpoint, from which an armed terrorist emerged who charged and fired at the security forces operating there. Immediately after, the terrorist fled the scene on foot towards the Shoafat refugee camp, and the vehicle continued driving in the opposite direction. Security forces soldiers who were in the crossing fired at the terrorist.
The moments of the serious attack as filmed from a bus that was there. pic.twitter.com/aMF2xrWJCj
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So far, one suspect has been arrested on suspicion of driving the terrorist and helping him escape after the attack. His arrest was carried out after he turned himself in to the police. Also, disturbances are recorded inside the refugee camp, following the activity of the security forces there. At the same time, all the gates in the old city were closed.
Earlier, the commander of the Jerusalem district was superintendent Doron Turgeman There is a situation assessment at the checkpoint with all the commanders of the forces and an assumption on the continuation of operational, investigative and intelligence activities. “This is a serious attack and we will not rest until we find out about all those involved,” he said. CEO of MDA, Eli Binsaid that “Unfortunately, this is a serious incident. Two young victims, one of the injured is in critical condition, another injured in serious condition, with gunshot wounds. Emergency drop-off vehicles arrived for treatment and performed CPR while traveling to the Hadassah Mount Scopus hospital. Another casualty who is also defined as Yes, it’s hard, making his way to the hospital in an ambulance. In addition, there are a number of anxiety-injured people who are being treated on the spot.”
MDA emergency medic Shimon Zaltz and MDA Jerusalem region director Uri Shaham said: “We quickly arrived at the scene and saw two injured people. We immediately put them in an intensive care unit and evacuated them urgently to the hospital with life-saving medical treatment. The condition of the young woman in her 20s is critical Very much, and the condition of the young man, 25 years old, is serious. We also treated a young woman in a very minor condition who was injured from a splash.”
Prime Minister Yair Lapid He commented on the attack and said: “A serious attack at the Shoafat crossing. The security forces are working in the field to get their hands on the terrorist. During the holidays, many forces are deployed in the field and work day and night to protect the citizens of Israel. Our hearts tonight are with the victims and their families. Terrorism will not defeat us, we are also strong on this difficult evening”.
Also the Minister of Internal Security Omar Bar-Lev He responded and said: “This is a difficult evening. The Israeli police and security forces are now hunting for the terrorist and they will lay hands on him, he is alive and dead.” the chairman of the opposition Benjamin Netanyahu He said that “I pray for the peace of those injured in the serious attack in Jerusalem and strengthen the hands of the security forces operating in the field.”
Police forces at the scene of the attack at the Shoafat checkpoint in Jerusalem (Photo: Police Spokesperson)
The scene of the attack at the Shoafat checkpoint in Jerusalem (Photo: Police spokeswoman)The terrorist organizations expressed satisfaction with the shooting attack in Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military arm of Fatah, took responsibility for carrying out the attack. Hamas He said in response: “Operation Shuafat al-Barawa confirms that the armed resistance in the West Bank and in Jerusalem continues and escalates, no matter how much the enemy intensifies its repressive measures, and no matter how large the victims are.”
Hamas also stated that “this heroic action comes as part of the natural response to the crimes of the occupation and its violations against our people in Jerusalem, the ongoing brutal attacks on women and children and the desecration of the Ibrahimi Mosque and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. Escalating the pace of resistance action, loyalty to the blood of the martyrs and their commandments, adherence to the rifle and the armed struggle as the main approach in dealing with the occupier, and smashing all the Israeli military and security theories adopted by the enemy to stop the tide of resistance and its escalation.”
Also in the organization The Islamic Jihad They responded to the attack and said that: “The Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine welcomes the heroic operation in the occupied city of Shuafat in Jerusalem, and we emphasize that this is an expression of the internal situation of our people in revolt against the occupation. This operation comes at the right time and place to respond to the crimes committed by the occupation against our martyrs in the West Bank the occupied West. This heroic operation breaks the security, military and political system of the occupation, which tries to use all criminal methods to eliminate the uprising of our people, but fails in the face of the blows of the heroic opponents.”