In Israel, an Arab terrorist shot people at a bus stop: there are dead and wounded

What is known about the tragedy in Israel/Collage 24 Channel

North of the Israeli city of Kiryat Malachi, an unknown person opened fire in the middle of the day. The tragedy occurred at the Reem intersection.

A man arrived at the scene by car at approximately 12:30 on February 16. After that, he got out and started shooting at people at the bus stop.

What is known about the shooting in Israel

The terrorist arrived on the scene in a car and opened fire on people at the bus station with a pistol before being killed by an off-duty IDF reserve officer, journalists said, citing police.

The publication noted that Israel's internal security service, Shin Bet, said that the person in question is 37-year-old Fadi Jamjoum from the Shuafat camp in east Jerusalem. He has a residence permit in Israel.

Police officers searched the scene after the shooting to see if he had accomplices. Law enforcement officials told reporters that the terrorist most likely acted on his own.

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It is known that there were dead and wounded as a result of the shooting. In particular, doctors helped six people on the spot. The 20-year-old man was in critical condition and died a short time later in hospital.

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Israeli Prime Minister reacted to the tragedy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the shooting showed that “the killers want to kill us all.”

I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed in the Reem Junction attack and pray for the recovery of those injured. This attack reminds us that the whole country is a front and that the killers, who came not only from the Gaza Strip, want to kill us all,” the politician wrote.

He said that Israel continues to fight until complete victory with all our might, on all fronts, everywhere, until security and peace are restored to all Israeli citizens.

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