A whole lot of Palestinians marched Nov. 21 via the East Jerusalem Shuafat refugee camp in assist of Fadi Abu Shkhaydam, who shot and killed one Israeli nationwide and wounded 4 different Israelis earlier within the day. After the taking pictures incident, Israeli safety forces arrived to the camp, to arrest a number of members of the family of Abu Shkhaydam suspected of getting assisted him. Suspicions reportedly rose after it grew to become identified that Abu Shkhaydam’s spouse and a few of his youngsters left their dwelling in Shuafat three days earlier than the assault.
Reportedly, residents of Shuafat gathered in protest of the raid. The demonstrators set tires on fireplace and threw rocks at Border Law enforcement officials who arrived on the scene whereas praising in chants the army wing of Hamas. In addition they referred to as for a common strike in Shuafat in the present day.
The taking pictures incident occurred on the morning of Nov. 21 in Jerusalem’s Previous Metropolis. Abu Shkhaydam, identified to Israeli safety businesses as a Hamas member, fired with an automated rifle a number of occasions at a bunch of Israeli civilians and Israeli law enforcement officials within the alleys of the Previous Metropolis. One of many folks focused by Abu Shkhaydam was 26-year-old Eliyahu David Kay, a tour information on the Western Wall Heritage Basis who immigrated a few years in the past from South Africa and who was engaged to get married. Abu Shkhaydam shot him a number of occasions, together with a deadly shot to his head. Law enforcement officials on the scene shot at Abu Shkhaydam after he opened fired, and killed him.
Public Safety Minister Omer Bar Lev mentioned that the assailant “moved via the alleys and fired fairly a bit. Fortunately, the alley was mostly empty as a result of in any other case — heaven forbid — there would have been extra casualties. The whole incident lasted 32 or 36 seconds. The actions of the feminine officers had been operationally on the highest potential stage.”
1000’s of individuals attended Kay’s funeral this morning. One of many 4 folks wounded is seemingly hospitalized in Jerusalem in crucial situation. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tweeted yesterday, “The heart weeps over beloved Eliyahu David Kay, who was killed this morning by a heinous terrorist in Jerusalem. Eliyahu immigrated to Israel from South Africa, served as a paratrooper within the 202nd Battalion and for his livelihood labored as a tour information on the Western Wall. He embodied the gorgeous Israeli who’s related to his nation and to his homeland.”
The incident was a primary of its variety in Jerusalem’s Previous Metropolis since 2018, when a Jewish man — Adiel Kolman — was stabbed to loss of life there. Kolman had labored on the time within the archaeological digs on the Metropolis of David website close by.
Studies mentioned that Abu Shkhaydam was an Islamic research trainer and frequent customer at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Different studies mentioned he was preaching every so often on the Temple Mount compound. An announcement by Hamas praised Abu Shkhaydam for his act, saying, “The Holy Metropolis continues to fight against the foreign occupier, and won’t give up to the occupation.”
Hamas has not claimed duty for the assault.
This morning, the French International Ministry condemned the assault within the Previous Metropolis of Jerusalem.
