Off-duty policeman shot the assailant, a construction worker, in the Judean city of Ma’ale Adumim.
By JNS and World Israel News Staff
Four Israelis were wounded on Tuesday in a terrorist attack near a mall in Ma’ale Adumim, located seven kilometers (4.3 miles) east of Jerusalem in Judea.
Magen David Adom emergency medical personnel treated two people in their 30s for gunshot wounds before evacuating them to the hospital fully conscious and in moderate condition.
The additional victims were lightly and moderately injured, respectively. It was unclear if they were also hit by gunfire.
The Palestinian assailant was shot and neutralized by an off-duty Border Policeman. He reportedly had been working on a nearby construction site before perpetrating the attack.
“The terrorist is a Palestinian who is here with a work permit,” Benny Kashriel, mayor of Ma’ale Adumim, told Channel 14: “He has been working in cleaning for several years. We are checking with the police as to how he obtained the weapon.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant were briefed on the incident.
Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai was touring the scene.
Palestinian terror attacks are at an all-time high. In the first six months of 2023, the emergency service recorded 3,640 acts of terror throughout Israel, including 2,118 cases of rock-throwing, 799 attacks with Molotov cocktails, 18 attempted stabbings and six car-rammings.
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