An IDF soldier was murdered in a terror attack carried out by Hamas terrorists on Route 60, south of Jerusalem on Thursday, the Israeli military confirmed.
Three Palestinian terrorists began shooting at a checkpoint near the entrance to Jerusalem, injuring several people before being shot dead by Israeli troops at the scene.
Five other Israelis were wounded to varying degrees, as per Israeli reports. They were later rushed to Hadassah-University Medical Center and Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the capital for further treatment.
Hamas took responsibility for the attack.
The IDF on Thursday evening confirmed that Cpl. Avraham Fetena, 20 years old from Haifa, was the soldier murdered in the terror attack.
Israel Police prevented a ‘mass slaughter in Jerusalem’
Jerusalem District Police Commander Doron Turgeman said that security forces had prevented a major terror attack.
“Axes and a lot of ammunition were found in the terrorists’ vehicle,” Turgeman said. “They were probably planning to carry out a more significant operation in Jerusalem, but we eliminated them before they could do so.”
The police confiscated three weapons from the terrorists – two pistols and an M-16-style weapon.
A terror shooting attack occurred at the Tunnels Crossing entrance to Jerusalem. Three heavily armed terrorists, who initiated gunfire on security forces, have been neutralizedLarge police forces have secured the scene, and traffic has been reopened to the public pic.twitter.com/6sGDg8vlSB
— Israel Police (@israelpolice) November 16, 2023
Magen David Adom paramedics who were at the scene stated: “We quickly arrived at the scene and saw four wounded people lying there with gunshot wounds – one of them, a young man about 20 years old, was unconscious with gunshot wounds to his upper body. We gave him medical treatment and evacuated him urgently to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
“Three others who were wounded were treated at the same time – a 20-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to their limbs,” they said.
“They were fully conscious and their condition was defined as moderate. We evacuated two more wounded in a minor condition. In addition, we also treated several anxiety victims.”
Later, the Hamas terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it had been carried out by their armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigade in the West Bank.
The Hamas-affiliated terrorists were later identified by security forces as 26-year-old Hebron resident Abed al-Qadr al-Qawasmi, the son of a senior Hamas terrorist Abdullah al-Qawasmi who was killed in 2003, and Hassan Mamon Kapisha, whose father was deported to Turkey in 2011.
The identity of the third terrorist has not yet been definitively verified, the Shin Bet said.
This is a developing story.
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