After Israeli According to media reports, it was a Palestinian from the West Bank. After the attack, the mayor of Bnei Brak called on residents not to leave their homes. There was initially speculation about possible other assassins. Numerous ambulances and police forces were seen at the scene. A worker at the Zaka Ambulance Service said the sight at the scene was “devastating”.
“I saw four dead people on the street.” He treated a man with gunshot wounds, the paramedic said. This means that eleven Israelis have died in attacks within a week. of Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett wanted to consult with Defense Minister Benny Gantz as well as the military and police on Tuesday evening.
Two police officers and both assassins were killed in an attack in the coastal town of Hadera on Sunday. The perpetrators were israeli Arabs from the north of the country.
At first no one claimed responsibility for the crime. However, the radical Islamist Hamas expressed understanding: “This operation is a natural response to the occupation’s crimes against the rights of our people and our country and our holy places,” it said in a statement. After the attack in Bnei Brak, Palestinians spontaneously celebrated in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as in Lebanon.
Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) was “deeply appalled” by “another heinous terrorist attack” in Israel within a few days. “Austria stands firmly by our side of Israel“Schallenberg explained in the evening in the short message service Twitter. The EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, also condemned the act on behalf of the European Union. “We stand by the side of Israel at this difficult time,” it said in a statement.
