Two young yeshivah bochurim were wounded on Tuesday afternoon in a ramming attack at a hitchhiking stop at the Al-Khader junction, near the tunnels road on Highway 60, on the way from Beitar Illit to Jerusalem.
A 15-year-old boy in serious condition, with head and limb injuries, was evacuated to Shaare Tzedek Hospital. The second victim, a 16-year-old boy, was evacuated in moderate condition to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
According to initial information, the terrorist rammed into the bochurim and then emerged from the car armed with a knife. An armed civilian neutralized the terrorist.
Initially, searches were conducted for another terrorist who was apparently at the scene, but after a few minutes, the suspicion was ruled out. The terrorist who carried out the attack is from Beit Jala.
The public is asked to daven for the refuah sheleimah of the injured bochurim, talmidim at the Ohr Elchanan yeshivah ketanah, Aharon Ben Avigayil and Chaim Gad ben Naomi b’toch sha’ar cholei Yisrael.
The incident occurred near the tunnels checkpoint, one of the main traffic arteries connecting Gush Etzion to the capital.
Army and police forces are currently at the scene, and additional forces have been rushed to the area as part of a pursuit after the terrorist.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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4 Responses
The bochurim should each have a refusal shleima. NEVER hitch rides in Palestine. The natives hate you and will not think twice about killing you.
In my opinion, they have to stop giving back the bodies of the terrorist and cremate them instead or bury them in an undisclosed location. Otherwise, our enemies honor and praise these terrorists!
JerUSALEM observer:
First of all, there is no such thing as Palestine. It’s land of Israel.
Second, the natives in Israel will not kill you because we are the natives, Arabs are just squatters who conquered the land and are getting kicked out.
Finally, do hitch hikes everywhere in the Land of Israel. It cements our control of the land and builds mutual solidarity between Jews. I’ve been hitching all over Israel for 20 years, and am happier than ever.
So sad refuah shelaima but dont hitchhike!!