2021 Jerusalem shooting

2021 Jerusalem shooting
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
LocationJerusalem
Date21 November 2021
WeaponCarlo (submachine gun)[1]
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured4
PerpetratorFadi Abu Shkhaydam
MotivePalestinian nationalist[2]

On 21 November 2021, a shooting took place in the Old City of Jerusalem. Fadi Abu Shkhaydem, a 42-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem[3] killed a 26 year old Israeli,[4] an immigrant from South Africa who made aliyah in 2019.[5][6] and injured four others (including a rabbi)[3] before being shot dead by police.[7] The Temple Mount was closed to visitors immediately following the shooting attack. Later that day, Hamas confirmed that the attacker was a member of their group and hailed the attack as a "heroic operation". This was the second attack in Jerusalem's Old City in four days.[8][9]

The gunman was a high school teacher from the Shuafat neighbourhood of Jerusalem.[10][11] His wife was arrested the next day at Allenby Bridge.[12]

The following day, France and the United States Department of State both released a condemnation of the shooting.[13] Dimiter Tzantchev also condemned the attack as "senseless".[11]

References
  1. "Jerusalem: Shooting near holy site leaves 1 dead". Deutsche Welle.
  2. CNN, Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Mike Schwartz, Ibrahim Dahman and Shira Gemer. "Hamas gunman kills one Israeli, injures four others, in Jerusalem attack; police shoot dead assailant". CNN.
  3. "Rabbi injured in Jerusalem shooting attack hails 'miracle' from hospital bed". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  4. Kingsley, Patrick; Noveck, Myra (November 21, 2021). "Israeli Is Killed by Palestinian Near Holiest Site in Jerusalem" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. "South African Immigrant, 25, Is Victim in Jerusalem Shooting Attack". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  6. T. O. I. staff. "Thousands of mourners gather for funeral of terror victim Eli Kay". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  7. "Hamas gunman kills 1 before Israeli police shoot him dead". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  8. Gross, Judah Ari; Boxerman, Aaron (21 November 2021). "Hamas gunman kills 1, wounds 4 in terror shooting in Jerusalem Old City". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. "Hamas operative kills civilian in sub machine-gun terror attack in Jerusalem's Old City". www.msn.com.
  10. Algemeiner, The. "New York Times Issues a Triple Correction to Article on Deadly Jerusalem Attack". Algemeiner. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  11. "Jerusalem holy site shooting leaves one dead, four injured - 22-Nov-2021 - NZ International news". home.nzcity.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  12. "Wife of Old City shooter arrested at Jordanian border". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  13. "US State Department condemns Jerusalem terror attack". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
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