The citizens' version versus the police's version:
Following claims from eyewitnesses and those present at the scene of the attack that took place in Neve Ya'akov, that the police arrived very late at the scene, the police decided to respond and reject these claims: "This is false information that misleads the public."
The attack in Neve Ya'akov, the police officers testify: "We started a chase, got out of the car and neutralized the terrorist" // Photo: Israel Police
The police statement states that: "This past weekend and this morning, incorrect information about the arrival times of the police forces at the scene of the attack yesterday evening in Neve Ya'akov is being published again and again in the media and on social networks.
"This is false information intended to mislead the public. Regardless of the results of the serious attack, instead of praising the police for their quick performance and courageously striving to make contact under fire - there are those who choose to attack them."
The police statement also stated: "As we reported immediately after the attack, the terrorist was neutralized by the Jerusalem district police within about five minutes after the first report received at the police center about the attack.
"Contrary to erroneous publications, the police officers who neutralized the terrorist did not 'came across him by chance', but received a report regarding the details of the vehicle in which he escaped, and after they recognized him on their way to the scene of the attack, they pursued him determinedly while striving to make contact, and neutralized him after an exchange of fire."
"We attempted contact and neutralized it"
One of the policemen who neutralized the terrorist, Sergeant G, a patrol officer at the Sheft station of the Jerusalem district, recounted the handling of the attack: "We dealt with a disturbance in Beit Hanina. While dealing with the disturbance, a report was received about an attack in Neve Ya'akov. As soon as the report was received, we narrowed down the scene the forces.
"When we approached the area of the attack, we noticed the attacker's vehicle fleeing the scene. We started chasing the terrorist, returned fire in his direction and the vehicle stopped. The terrorist got out of it and started shooting in our direction. At this point we unloaded the vehicle, rowed into contact and neutralized it, thus preventing another killing of innocents."
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