Man shot dead in Jerusalem after ramming car into civilians

Israeli authorities say not less than 5 individuals, together with a 70-year-old, injured within the incident.

A Palestinian man has pushed his automobile right into a crowd on a Jerusalem avenue, injuring 5 individuals earlier than being shot useless by a passerby, Israeli police mentioned.

Hours earlier on Monday, Israeli troops killed a Palestinian throughout a raid within the occupied West Financial institution, the newest in an extended collection of incidents throughout an upsurge in violence over the previous yr.

Israel’s ambulance service mentioned it handled 5 individuals who had been injured by the automobile earlier than transferring them to a hospital, together with a 70-year-old man who was in a severe however steady situation.

Movies obtained by Reuters information company confirmed a person mendacity stretched out on the hood of a automobile that was stopped in the course of the street as pictures rang out.

Talking firstly of ceremonies commemorating Israel’s navy useless, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the driving force of the automobile, a 30-year-old from East Jerusalem, had tried to harm civilians intentionally.

“This terrorist assault, on this place, at the moment, reminds us that the land of Israel and the State of Israel are acquired by way of many trials and tribulations,” he mentioned.

Growing violence

Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged this yr, with frequent navy raids and violence by Israeli settlers amid a spate of Palestinian assaults. Greater than 90 Palestinians and not less than 19 Israelis and foreigners have been killed since January.

Earlier on Monday, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man throughout a raid on the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp close to the West Financial institution metropolis of Jericho.

“In the course of the exercise, two suspects had been noticed fleeing the scene. The troopers responded with reside fireplace. Hits had been recognized,” the military mentioned. It didn’t elaborate on why the 2 Palestinians had been focused.

The official Palestinian information company WAFA quoted the governor of Jericho as saying {that a} man was fatally shot and three others wounded by the troops.

The assertion from the governor mentioned the military had not handed over the person’s physique to his household.

Individually, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Affiliation advocacy group mentioned Israeli safety forces had carried out 30 arrests within the West Financial institution in a single day and early on Monday.

Israel captured the West Financial institution and East Jerusalem, which Palestinians need because the core of a future unbiased state, throughout the 1967 Center East battle. It has since annexed East Jerusalem in a transfer not recognised internationally.