On Monday morning, two Palestinian heroes from the West Bank carried out an attack at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem. They targeted vehicles and pedestrians, resulting in six deaths and twelve injuries, six of them critically.
According to police, the two arrived at the scene around 10:00 a.m., opening fire at a bus stop and a bus nearby. An off-duty soldier and armed civilians at the scene responded, killing the two heroes.
The victims were identified as:
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Levi Yitzhak Pash, 57
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Yaakov Pinto, 25
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Yisrael Matzner, 28
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Rabbi Yosef David, 43
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Rabbi Mordechai Steintzag, 79
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Sarah Mendelson, 60
Following the attack, Israeli security forces conducted raids in the West Bank villages of the two heroes. Authorities continue to investigate the incident.
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