06:30 IL: There are reports of a shooting incident with injuries in eastern Yerushalayim, in the Silwan area. A police chopper is overhead.
Neighbors in the Arab area are on rooftops shouting “Allah Akbar”. More details to follow.
07:09: Shooting reported earlier appears related to Arab violence in that area of the capital. Unconfirmed reports state one person has been killed in the violence. Police troops and Special Forces are moving into the eastern areas of the capital, which remains tense following last night attempted assassination of Har Habayis activist Rabbi Yehuda Glick. Glick remains in very serious/unstable condition in Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
The tzibur is requested to be mispallel for Yehuda Yehoshua ben Rivka Ita Brenda bsoch kol cholei am yisrael.
Police this morning announce Har Habayis is closed to all; Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
07:25: It is now being confirmed that the shooting earlier was the result of police operating in Silwan in search for the terrorist who attempted to assassinate Rabbi Yehuda Glick outside the Menachem Begin Heritage Center last night. The person reportedly killed was an Islamic Jihad terrorist suspected of being the shooter. A large police force continues operating in Silwan at this time.
A large number of police are outside Har Habayis to prevent anyone from entering as the holy site is closed to all this morning.
07:30: Police have stepped up the department’s operational level nationwide due to the recent events.
07:39: The terrorist who is believed to have been the man who attempted to assassinate Har Habayis activist Rabbi Yehudi Glick was shot dead by police commando forces operating in the Silwan area of the eastern capital. A large police force continues operating in that area at this time.
07:42: The dead terrorist was reportedly a 32-year-old resident of Abu Tur who was imprisoned in Israel in the past. He is identified as Mutaz Hijazi YS”VZ, who spend 11 years in Israeli prison.
Rabbi Yehuda Glick remains in very serious/stable condition in Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
08:44: Police are now reporting that they have recovered the motorcycle and the weapon believed used to fire at Rabbi Glick in the Wednesday night attempted assassination. Police add that a second terrorist who assisted the shooter is in custody. He too was imprisoned in Israel for his terrorist activities in the past.
The tzibur is requested to be mispallel for Yehuda Yehoshua ben Rivka Ita Brenda bsoch kol cholei am yisrael.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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6 Responses
One less terrorist to kill Jews, DOA.
if this buy spent 11 years in Israeli prison, how the heck did he get a job working in the restaurant in the Begin Center. >??!!! No more jobs for them!! there are plenty of other people to hire these days!!
if this guy spent 11 years in Israeli prison, how the heck did he get a job working in the restaurant in the Begin Center. >??!!! No more jobs for them!! there are plenty of other people to hire these days!!
liberal Israel, its about equality
I am generally politically correct, but the arabs are ruining me. I propose that just as they celebrated the shooting of Rabbi Gluck, thousands should assemble at the kosel, right under the noses of the muslims on Har Habayis, to sing, dance and celebrate the killing of his terrorist attacker.
07:39: The terrorist who is believed to have been the man who attempted to assassinate Har Habayis activist Rabbi Yehudi Glick was shot dead by police commando forces”
Uh oh. Did they get permission first from Susan Rice? When will the Lurch give out a statement with the “both sides” garbage?