A ten-year-old boy was critically injured and several people were moderately and lightly injured late Wednesday night when a terrorist opened fire on a 291 bus on the way from Beitar Illit to Jerusalem.

Sadly, the boy, Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia Simcha, H’yd, of Jerusalem died of his wounds shortly after reaching the hospital. He is the son of HaRav Zusha Simcha, the Rosh Yeshivah HaKlal Chassidus in Beitar Illit and a well-known marbitz Torah in the city. The family, who lives in Jerusalem, were on their way home from Beitar Illit, where the last Sheva Brachos of their daughter, who got married last Thursday, was held.

The bus driver, who was injured in the shooting, continued driving until he reached the tunnel checkpoint, where the victims received emergency medical aid. The boy was evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and a woman in her 40s from Jerusalem who was moderately injured, and two others who were lightly injured, were evacuated to Shaare Tzedek Hospital.

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The hospital later issued a statement saying: “Unfortunately, after intensive and prolonged resuscitation attempts, the staff was forced to declare the death of the boy who was evacuated in critical condition to the trauma unit at Hadassah Ein Kerem. Our hearts are with the family at this difficult time.”

The terrorist fled the scene and the IDF launched an intensive manhunt for him, setting up roadblocks and surrounding Beit Lechem. The terrorist turned himself in at about 10 a.m. on Thursday morning.

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