Terrorist attack near Jerusalem kills child and injures three people
Medics at the scene of the terrorist attack near Jerusalem (photo: Magen David Adom / timesofisrael.com)
An Israeli bus was shot at on a highway in the West Bank area near Jerusalem, close to the village of Beit Jala, near a checkpoint. As a result of the attack, a 12-year-old child was killed, according to The Times of Israel and Newsru.co.il.
After the bus was shot at, the attacker or attackers fled the scene.
The bus driver continued driving the passengers, including those who were injured, to the Menarot checkpoint, where ambulances were already waiting for them.
Later, doctors from the Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem reported that the boy had died from gunshot wounds. It was specified that the wound was very serious - the bullet had hit the child in the neck.
Paramedics also reported that three other people were injured in the terrorist attack. A 40-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds, while two others were injured by shards of glass that scattered after the shooting.
Israeli security forces are currently investigating the circumstances of the attack and inspecting the bus after the shooting. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson stated that checkpoints had been set up at the entrance to Bethlehem.
The bus was traveling from Beitar Illit to Jerusalem.
Palestinian sources told Israeli media that the terrorists attempted to surrender to Palestinian security forces in Bethlehem, but they allegedly handed one of the attackers over to Israeli military forces.
Earlier, it was reported that on October 1, an unknown gunman opened fire in the Jaffa area of Tel Aviv. Initially, four people were reported dead, and seven others were injured. However, the number of casualties and wounded later increased.
It was later revealed that among the injured in the Tel Aviv terrorist attack was a Ukrainian woman.
Additionally, in late November of last year, unidentified gunmen opened fire near a bus stop in Jerusalem. The attack resulted in eight people being wounded and one person killed.
