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The Israeli ambassador to the UK, [[Mark Regev]], referred to this attack as "a senseless act of terror in Jerusalem today"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/14/british-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-jerusalem-good-friday|title=Jerusalem stabbing: British student, 20, killed close to Old City|last=Beaumont|first=Peter|date=2017-04-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-04-15|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>. |
The Israeli ambassador to the UK, [[Mark Regev]], referred to this attack as "a senseless act of terror in Jerusalem today"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/14/british-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-jerusalem-good-friday|title=Jerusalem stabbing: British student, 20, killed close to Old City|last=Beaumont|first=Peter|date=2017-04-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-04-15|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>. |
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== Perpetrator == |
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The attacker was Gamil Tamimi , (alt.: '''Jamil al-Tamimi''') (57), a Palestinian from the [[Ras al-Amud]] neighborhood of East Jerusalem who was known to security services had recently been released from a mental health facility where he was treated for attempted suicide.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.783493|title=British Student Killed in Jerusalem Stabbing Attack; Assailant Mentally Unstable|first1=Nir|last1=Hasson|first2=Jack|last2=Khoury|date=14 April 2017|publisher=|accessdate=14 April 2017|via=Haaretz}}</ref><ref name="BeaumontBritishStudent"/> |
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In 2011, Tamimi was convicted of molesting his daughter.<ref name="auto1"/> |
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In the immediate aftermath of the attack the perpetrator was sent for mental examination by a psychiatrist.<ref name="MentalEvaluation">{{cite news|title=Palestinian awaits mental evaluation after stabbing, killing British woman|url=http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=776453|accessdate=16 April 2017|publisher=Ma'an News Agency|date=16 April 2017}}</ref> |
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==Victim== |
==Victim== |
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2017 Jerusalem Light Rail stabbing | |
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Part of Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
Location | Tzahal Square, Jerusalem, Israel |
Coordinates | 31°46′44″N 35°13′29″E / 31.77889°N 35.22472°E |
Date | 14 April 2017 12:50 (UTC+03:00) |
Attack type | Stabbing |
Weapons | kitchen knife |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 2 |
Victims | Train passengers |
Perpetrator | Palestinian |
Motive | Under investigation |
The 2017 Jerusalem Light Rail stabbing was a stabbing attack and suspected act of terrorism that occurred on Good Friday, April 14, 2017, on Jerusalem Light Rail's car. In the attack, a British student in her 20s was stabbed to death by a Palestinian. Two others, including a pregnant woman, were injured in the incident.[1]
Background
Stabbing attacks were rare in Israel in 2017, although there was a spate of them in the fall of 2015 and early 2016.[2] The attack took place as crowds of pilgrims from around Israel and the world gathered in the center of Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and Good Friday.[2]
Attack
The attack occurred at about 1:00 pm April 14, 2017, as a knife-welding man stabbed a 21 year old British exchange student. An off-duty police officer riding the light rail pulled an emergency brake and tackled the perpetrator, who was then arrested.[3][4][4]
According to Israel's domestic security service, Shin Bet, the attacker was known to the authorities and this may have been a “suicide by soldier,” a phenomenon seen in other incidents in the last 18 months, "in which a Palestinian suffering from mental health or personal issues has chosen to carry out an attack as a way out of his problems."[4]
After his arrest, pepetrator reportedly told investigators that he stabbed Bladon because he wanted the soldier standing beside her to kill him.[5]
The Israeli ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev, referred to this attack as "a senseless act of terror in Jerusalem today"[6].
Victim
Hannah Bladon, a 20-year-old student in Israel on an exchange program from the University of Birmingham was fatally injured and died in ambulance en route to Hadassah Medical Center.[7][8][9][10][3][11][12]
According to Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield, Bladon played "an active part in the life of her local church" in Burton-upon-Trent.[13]
Response
- Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said: "Radical Islamic terrorism is striking world capitals. Regretfully, terrorism struck today in Israel's capital – Jerusalem."[4]
- Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said “The bitter news of the young woman’s death in a terror attack in Jerusalem fills me with deep sorrow.”[14]
- Mark Regev Israeli ambassador to the UK, said: “My thoughts are with the family and friends of UK student Hannah Bladon, who was murdered in a senseless act of terror in Jerusalem today."[4]
See also
- List of terrorist incidents in April 2017
- List of violent incidents in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, 2017
References
- ^ Fisher, Ian (14 April 2017). "British Student Is Fatally Stabbed on Train in Jerusalem". Retrieved 14 April 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b Eglash, Ruth (14 April 2017). "Woman fatally stabbed in Jerusalem amid Good Friday gatherings". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Jerusalem stabbing: Hannah Bladon named as victim". BBC. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Beaumont, Peter (14 April 2017). "Jerusalem stabbing: British student, 21, killed close to Old City". Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "British Student Killed In Jerusalem Stabbing Attack Mourned". The Jewish Week. JTA. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (14 April 2017). "Jerusalem stabbing: British student, 20, killed close to Old City". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Sandeman, George (15 April 2017). "2015 Abha mosque bombing". Times of London. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.783493
- ^ Gross, Judah Ari (14 April 2017). "British woman murdered in Jerusalem attack named as Hannah Bladon, 21". Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Brown, Grame (14 April 2017). "Jerusalem student stabbing: Tributes after 'inquisitive and adventurous' Hannah Bladon is killed". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "UK student was standing near killer because she gave up her seat for woman with baby". Times of Israel. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Walker, Peter (15 April 2015). "Hannah Bladon's family describe her killing in Jerusalem as 'senseless". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Hannah Bladon Jerusalem stabbing: Family 'devastated' at attack". BBC. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.783493
- Articles to be merged from April 2017
- 2017 murders in Asia
- 21st century in Jerusalem
- April 2017 crimes in Asia
- Attacks on railway stations
- Attacks on tourists
- British people murdered abroad
- British terrorism victims
- Deaths by stabbing in Israel
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem
- Mass stabbings
- Murder in Israel
- Murdered students
- Palestinian terrorism
- Stabbing attacks in 2017
- Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2017
- Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem
- Terrorist incidents involving knife attacks