Residents of Jerusalem were targeted by a vehicular attack on pedestrians waiting at a light-rail station in eastern Jerusalem on Wednesday. The driver, who rammed his van into another crowd moments later and then attacked pedestrians with a metal bar after crashing his van before being shot and killed by police, was identified as Ibrahim al-Akri, a resident of the Shuafat neighborhood and a known supporter of the Islamist terror militia Hamas. At press time, one of his victims had died and two others were being treated for serious injuries at Hadassah University Medical Center at Ein Karem. “We congratulate the activity carried out by Jerusalem’s blessed heroes that targeted soldiers and security men,” Hamas said in a statement. Read More
