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November 2014 Jerusalem vehicular attack | |
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Location | Jerusalem |
Date | 5 November 2014 |
Attack type | Vehicular attack |
Deaths | 4 (including the attacker) |
Injured | 13 |
Perpetrators | Ibrahim al-Akri |
On 5 November 2014, in a terrorist ramming attack, a Hamas operative [1] deliberately drove a van at high speed into a crowd of people waiting at the Shimon HaTzadik light rail station in the Arzei HaBira neighborhood of Jerusalem.
The perpetrator drove his van into a crowd of people at a light rail stop then left his van, and attacked nearby pedestrians with a metal crowbar. [2] Police and Border Police forces then stated the perpetrator came at them with the crowbar, and in response shot the driver, killing him. [3] Three people were killed, and thirteen others were wounded. [2]
The perpetrator, Ibrahim al-Akri, was a resident of Shuafat, held Israeli citizenship, and was a known supporter of Hamas. [2] His brother, Musa al-Akri, was a member of the Hamas cell that murdered border policeman Nissim Toledano in 1992. He was released from Israeli prison in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange and exiled to Turkey. [4] The attack comes shortly after Ibrahim al-Akari was released from prison due to security concerns. [5] His family stated that his "martyrdom" was in response to the recent issues involving the Temple Mount. [6] His funeral was attended by thousands of Palestinians holding signs calling al-Akri a hero and a martyr, as well as calling for the death to more Israel Defense Forces' soldiers. [7]
The first man killed was identified as Border Police officer Jedan Assad, 38, from the Druze village of Beit Jann. [8] Assad was a father to a three-year-old boy, and his wife was five months pregnant with their second child at the time of his death. [8] [9] President Reuven Rivlin visited the family, describing Assad as "a devoted family man, a tremendous soldier", and calling the Druze community "an inseparable part of the Israeli experience". [10]
Shalom Aharon Baadani, 17, died from his wounds in the Hadassah Medical Center two days later. [11] Baadani was riding his bicycle at the time of the attack when he was struck by the moving vehicle. [12]
Abd al-Karim Nafith Hamid, 60, from Anata in the West Bank died of his injuries on 7 December. He had been cared for at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center since the attack. [13]
In addition to the deaths, several other people, including police officers, suffered varying injuries. According to Magen David Adom, a total of ten people were injured, with one in critical condition, two seriously, three moderately, and four with slight wounds. [8]
Jerusalem police placed concrete barriers at light rail stations to prevent future attacks. [4]
In response to the attack, Jordan announced that they will be recalling their ambassador to Israel due to the unrest. Additionally, they will be filling a motion with the United Nations Security Council over the continued unrest in Jerusalem. [14]
Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack [15] and called the driver a martyr who succeeded in his "heroic operation." [16] Hamas also called on the Palestinian people to continue such attacks against Israel in defense of al-Aksa. [16]
Aqari's 16-year-old son said, "When I got home, I heard about the attack and I was very happy." Aqari's wife described her husband's motive for going on a killing spree, saying, "From the morning hours he kept close watch on what was happening at Al-Aqsa. He saw the blood, the wounded, the desecration and everything that was going on. He quickly left the house and went to the place of the attack to earn a place for himself among the shahids [martyrs] and heroes." [17]
John Kerry, the United States Secretary of State, spoke out against the attack, calling for peacemakers to control the peace process. [18]
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