The official number of wounded in this morning’s shooting attack in Jerusalem is now listed at eight, which includes some treated for hysteria. A Yassam policeman and a woman in her sixties are in critical condition, fighting for their lives.

A white vehicle stopped, albeit briefly, on Bar Lev Blvd. not far from the Ammunition Hill station of the Jerusalem light rail and opened fire at pedestrians. This is where the critically injured woman was hit by gunfire. The vehicle continued in the direction of Kellerman Junction, where gunfire was directed at another female inside a vehicle.

The terrorist continued, heading towards Sheik Jarrah and stopped the vehicle on the side of the road when he saw a Yassam commando unit on a motorcycle. He opened fire and struck both of them, one in critical condition and the second reportedly in light condition. Border police in the area responding to the reports of shooting detected the vehicle and fired at and killed the lone terrorist, who has been described as a 39-year-old resident of the capital.

Police have requested and received a gag order from the courts, prohibiting the release of the identities of the terrorists or wounded nor any details of the investigation into the attack.

The wounded from the attack were transported to Hadassah Hospitals in Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus as well as Shaare Zedek Hospital.

MDA paramedic Aaron Adler arrived on his MDA ambucycle and began treating the wounded. He explains “When I arrived at Chaim Ber-Lev I saw a woman in her 60s wounded by gunfire to her upper body. She was already unconscious and in cardiac arrest. We began lifesaving measures and got her on a paramedic ambulance to the hospital, Mt. Scopus, in critical condition.

Another paramedic on the scene, who transported the critically wounded Yassam policeman to the hospital explained “We arrived and saw the policeman down on the ground in a pool of blood. We evacuated him quickly…”

Hadassah has established an emergency information number for people seeking updates on the wounded. The number is good for both Hadassah Hospitals. The number is 12-55-121.

Israel Police Chief Roni Alsheich arrived on the scene and spoke to the media. He stated emphatically “This does not represent an escalation in the situation. This was a lone attack, a lone attacker, and sadly, there have been attacks in the past and there will likely by others in the future”.

Alsheich praised the performance of troops. Some of the areas involved in the attack remain closed at this time.

Also on the scene was Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, who concurred, stating police do have a handle on the situation but this does not mean to say every attack is preventable as seen in Jerusalem today.

The terrorist who perpetrated this latest attack was arrested this year for incitement to terror over social media. A police request to hold him without bail was rejected by the court. This morning, Sunday, 7 Tishrei, the terrorist was to have reported for questioning in the case but it appears instead, he carried out the shooting attack.

Photo: Above photo is of the terrorist’s vehicle after his elimination. Below is a photo of the terrorist YM”S.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo: Media Resource Group)