A terrorist attack in east Jerusalem late Saturday left a 19-year-old female soldier dead and another security guard seriously wounded. The attack took place at a checkpoint in the Shuafat Refugee Camp where there are repeated clashes with troops almost on a daily basis.
The predominantly Arab refugee camp in the northern city limits is located east of the neighborhood bearing the same name.
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The soldier and her colleague were hit while manning the checkpoint. The woman was critically injured while the man, a security guard, sustained severe wounds. Several hours later the IDF reported that she had succumbed to her wounds after being evacuated to the nearby Hadassah Medical Center – Mt. Scopus, while the guard remained hospitalized with serious wounds. The attack was from a passing vehicle and a manhunt was launched to find the perpetrator in the nearby refugee camp, with three arrested overnight as suspected accomplices.
The suspected terrorist was identified as Kamel Tamimi, who lives in the capital, and as of noon Sunday he was still on the run.
The Israeli military identified the soldier as 18-year-old Sgt. Noa Lazar. It was the latest bloodshed in the deadliest violence in the region in seven years. It also came less than a day before Israel was to begin celebrating the weeklong Sukkot holiday, a time when tens of thousands of Jews visit the holy city.
Police said a large force of officers, soldiers and Shin Bet security agency operatives were involved in the search to apprehend the Palestinian attacker. Prime Minister Yair Lapid offered condolences to Lazar's family.
Video: Site of the terrorist attack in Jerusalem / Free usage under Israeli copyright law (Section 27A)
A suspected ramming attack also took place shortly after the first shooting attack, also in the Jerusalem area. No casualties were reported.
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