The attack in Jerusalem:
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett recently (Sunday) spoke with Minister of Internal Security Amar Bar-Lev and Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai and ordered an increase in preparations in the Jerusalem area in order to prevent further attacks.
The attack near the Temple Mount, from the Arab social networks, 27A
The Temple Mount was closed to Jews and the police commissioner reported that "the police neutralized the terrorist within 32 seconds and prevented further damage." He added:
The police also clarified that the terrorist did not disguise himself as an ultra-Orthodox person and there is no fear that there are aides in the area of the attack.
The commissioner and commander of the Jerusalem district at the scene of the attack near the Temple Mount, a police spokeswoman said
Earlier in the day, Bar-Lev arrived at the scene of the attack and reported: "The terrorist was a member of Hamas' political wing, who prayed regularly in the Old City. His wife fled abroad three days ago.
He used standard weapons, which are not commonly used in Israel. "
Bar-Lev added: "The terrorist killed one of the people who were here and wounded another. Within a few seconds, two policewomen came up from below and opened fire on him, at the same time a policeman and a Border Police officer came from above and shot at him.
The terrorist went down quite a bit towards the alleys, fortunately the alley was empty otherwise there were more casualties. "
To conclude, he said: "The incident was 32 seconds, the management was good and the response was amazing, all the respect to the police and border police, our hearts go out to the family of the dead and wounded."
