One female IDF soldier was R”L killed and two others were injured Moitzei Shabbos in a shooting attack at the Shuafat checkpoint in East Jerusalem, according to police and medics.
The Palestinian gunman apparently arrived on foot and fired at security forces at the checkpoint around 9 p.m. before fleeing into the nearby refugee camp with the help of a car.
A female soldier, 25, was seriously hurt. Officers were searching for suspects in the attack. A man suspected of driving the shooter from the scene turned himself in to police.
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Chaim Attias who was one of the first responders at the scene relayed: “When we arrived we treated one person approximately 20 years in age who was in critical condition and another person who was in serious condition. Due to the nature of the incident, United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit were dispatched to the scene to treat a number of eyewitnesses.”
הַמָּקוֹם יְנַחֵם אֶתְכֶם בְּתוֹךְ שְׁאָר אֲבֵלֵי צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם
Overnight, an IDF soldier was killed after being critically injured in a shooting attack at the Shu'afat checkpoint.
The soldier was evacuated to a hospital for further medical treatment, where she was declared dead.
We express our heartfelt condolences to the family. pic.twitter.com/RDePX8Z3yz
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 8, 2022
🔴 Shots were fired at IDF soldiers from the village of Sarra near Nablus.
The soldiers responded with live fire toward the source of the shooting. We are currently searching the area for the suspect.
We will continue to act against any threat to our soldiers and civilians.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 7, 2022
The incitement that led to the attack:
ההסתה שקדמה לפיגוע – הבוקר רצה ההודעה הזאת בקבוצות שונות במזרח ירושלים ויו"ש: "ישראל צריכה להבין שאם היא פוגעת בנשים באלאקצא או ירושלים התגובה תהיה מאות פיגועים".
לפי התרגום של @assafgibor@MakorRishon pic.twitter.com/4QrgtmzoXX— שילה פריד (@shilofreid) October 8, 2022
