2 Israelis killed in suspected ramming attack
STORY: 2 Israelis killed in suspected ramming attack
DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:51
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
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1. various of the attack scene
STORYLINE:
A suspected ramming attack in Jerusalem on Friday killed two Israelis and wounded several others, some of them in critical condition.
According to Israeli police, the attacker approached a bus station in an East Jerusalem neighborhood and ran into the crowd before being shot and "neutralized."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to "take immediate action to seal and demolish" the home of the attacker, said a statement released by the prime minister's office after the attack.
Netanyahu also "directed units in the area to be reinforced and carry out investigations immediately."
Israeli media reported that the assailant was a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem.
The attack came amid escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the city.
The Palestinians want to end the Israeli occupation of
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