Tel-Chai Nation

A car-ramming attack in Ramot led to the murder of a 6-year-old:

Several Israelis were wounded in a car-ramming terrorist attack at the entrance of the Israeli neighborhood of Ramot in east Jerusalem.

A report was received by Magen David Adom regarding a vehicle that hit several pedestrians at a bus stop in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem, near Samuel's Tomb. Magen David Adom declared the death of a 6-year-old at the scene. An additional four wounded individuals were brought to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. One injured person, about 40 years old - estimated to be in moderate condition - was taken to the trauma unit at Hadassah Har HaScopus

The terrorist was neutralized on the spot and large police forces were called to the scene. According to security forces to i24NEWS, the terrorist - a 30-year-old man - was most likely a resident of east Jerusalem's Issawya.

As noted here:

According to first responders, two of the victims were children. The terrorist was overpowered by an armed civilian.

The ramming attack happened a the busy hour of the week as families prepare for their Shabbat. The stop was packed with people according to witnesses on the scene.

The terrorist attack comes amid heightened tensions with terrorist organizations and ongoing escalation in Gaza. Just recently a terrorist carried out a massacre in northern Jerusalem, and rocket fire was fired in recent days on Israel.

It's angering this continues to happen, with women and children among the main victims.

Update: the death toll in Ramot tragically rose to 3 victims.

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