In East Jerusalem, annexed by Israel, two people were injured by gunshots in their car on Tuesday. The life of the two men is not in danger, said the Magen David Adom rescue service. The Israeli police said there was a suspicion of a “terrorist attack”. The fugitive attacker is being sought.
According to the rescue service, the two car occupants initially continued their journey after they were attacked at 7:10 a.m. (local time, 6:10 a.m. CEST). The incident took place in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Israel’s eastern part of Jerusalem. Accordingly, they informed the police before they were treated by the emergency services.
The situation in the occupied West Bank has been very tense for months. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least 95 Palestinians have been killed in confrontations with the Israeli army or in their own attacks since the beginning of the year. During that period, 17 Israelis, one Italian and one Ukrainian were killed in attacks.
Israel conquered the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 1967. More than 600,000 Israeli settlers live there today. The Palestinians claim the territories for their own state. (AFP, dpa)
