A terrorist attack takes place near Jerusalem: a child is killed and three people are wounded

A terrorist attack takes place near Jerusalem: a child is killed and three people are wounded

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In the West Bank, an unidentified gunman opened fire on a bus heading to Jerusalem. A 12-year-old boy was killed in the attack, and three other passengers sustained injuries of varying severity.

In the West Bank, an unknown person fired on a civilian bus heading to Jerusalem, killing a boy and injuring three other passengers. This was reported by The Times of Israel, according to UNN.

Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem reported the death of a boy who was wounded as a result of terrorists' shelling of an Israeli bus traveling on a highway in the West Bank,

- the statement said.

It is specified that the 12-year-old boy was taken to the trauma department in critical condition. After intensive efforts to save him, doctors were forced to pronounce him dead.

Three other passengers were injured in the attack: a woman sustained moderate injuries and two people sustained minor injuries.

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The Israeli army has set up checkpoints near Bethlehem, searching for the terrorist who fired on a civilian bus.

Recall

In October, a truck rammed into a bus stop in the Glilot neighborhood near Tel Aviv, injuring 35 people. Many of the victims were elderly, and police are treating the incident as a terrorist attack.