Abed el-Rahman a-Shludi, 20, a resident of the eastern capital, was the driver of the vehicle that intentionally rammed into pedestrians standing at the Ammunition Hill Jerusalem light rail station. 3-month-old Chaya Zisel Braun HY”D was killed in the attack. Her grandfather told the media that when the vehicle rammed into them, the baby flew up in the air and slammed down on the pavement, resulting in the massive cranial injuries that killed her.

The terrorist, who was shot and killed, was imprisoned in Israel for 16 months for “security crimes” in the past. He was released in December 2013. He was arrested again in February 2014 and imprisoned for a month, and then released again. While police believe he acted on his own, Hamas has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Abed in a nephew of Muchi a-Din Sharif, the former commander of Hamas’ Izzadin el-Kassam military wing who was eliminated in 1998. Following the attack on Wednesday evening 28 Tishrei, police raided his home and arrested a 15-year-old brother. Security forces met resistance and clashes followed.

PA (Palestinian Authority) Minister of Prisoner Services Riad el-Malaki released a statement expressing sorrow over the death of the young terrorist.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)