Security forces prevent massacre in Jerusalem
Time and again, radical Palestinians attack Israelis. In Jerusalem, three men are now trying to kill security forces. They fail and are shot dead themselves. Their arsenal of weapons suggests that they had planned a major massacre.
According to Israeli reports, six security personnel were injured in an armed attack on a checkpoint near Jerusalem. According to the police, three men attacked the checkpoint between Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. According to police chief Kobi Shabtai, the attackers were carrying pistols, axes and ammunition for "a major attack or a massacre in Israel". "The three attackers from this morning are dead," said a police spokesman. It was initially reported that the attackers had been "neutralized".
According to the Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom, four security forces suffered gunshot wounds and one of them is in mortal danger. Two other security forces were slightly injured.
Police chief: major attack appeared to have been planned
The Israeli police stated that "three terrorists coming by car from the West Bank" had shot at the security forces. "Given the amount of ammunition, pistols and axes found in the car, it looks as if the attackers were planning a major attack or massacre in Israel", said police chief Shabtai. The checkpoint monitors road tunnels connecting the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The attack took place on the 41st day of the war between Israel and the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. On October 7, hundreds of Hamas fighters had invaded Israel and committed atrocities, mainly against civilians. According to Israeli reports, around 1,200 people were killed in Israel and around 240 people were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip.
Israel then began massively attacking targets in the Gaza Strip and launched a ground offensive. On Wednesday, an Israeli military operation began in the largest hospital in the Palestinian territory. According to Hamas, which cannot be independently verified, around 11,500 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.
According to Palestinian figures, more than 190 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army or radical Israeli settlers in the West Bank since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. The army justifies its increased operations and raids in the West Bank with a "significant increase in terrorist attacks". According to the report, there have been "more than 550 attempted attacks" in the West Bank since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip.
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has seen an increase in terrorist attacks. Despite this, Israeli settlement construction in contested areas, like East Jerusalem, continues to be a contentious issue, fueling further tensions and conflicts.
After the foiled massacre at the Jerusalem checkpoint, Israeli authorities are scrutinizing potential links between the attackers and ongoing Israeli-Palestinian wars and conflicts.
Source: www.ntv.de
