The two perpetrators of Thursday’s shooting in Jerusalem that left three people dead were members of Hamas and had already been convicted on terrorism charges, Israel’s security service (Shin Beit) said.
The attackers, brothers, were identified as Murad Namr, 38, and Ibrahim Namr, 30, two Palestinians living in the Sur Baher neighborhood of east Jerusalem.
The two attackers arrived at one of the entrances to Jerusalem around 7:30 a.m. local time (5:30 a.m. in Lisbon) and opened fire with a pistol and an M-16 automatic rifle on civilians, killing three people: a young woman. A 24-year-old man, a 73-year-old man and a woman aged around 60 – injuring six others, three of them seriously.
Police confirmed that the two attackers died on the spot after being “neutralized” by two off-duty soldiers and an armed civilian.
“The two armed terrorists, who arrived on the scene in a vehicle, shot at civilians at a bus stop and were neutralized by soldiers and a civilian who were nearby”reported the police, who said they found several cartridges and ammunition in the car.
Murad was jailed between 2010 and 2020 for “planning attacks led by terrorist elements in the Gaza Strip,” according to the Shin Bet, while Ibrahim was arrested in 2014 for “undisclosed terrorist activities.”
The Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, visited the site of the attack and stated that “Israel must respond to terrorism with military pressure,” referring to the ceasefire that was extended for another day in Gaza this Thursday under an agreement between the The government of Israel and Hamas will allow the release of more hostages.
“These types of incidents show once again that we cannot show weakness, that we only have to talk to Hamas through war.”said Ben Gvir, who represents the hardest wing of the far right within the Israeli government, which opposes negotiations with Hamas.
The attack comes in a highly tense environment in the West Bank and Jerusalem, parallel to the war with Gaza, where an extension of the ceasefire was agreed for a seventh day on Thursday after a month and a half of heavy fighting and bombing. in the Gaza Strip.
Source: DN
