In east Jerusalem, a gunman shoots two people, according to police

Israeli police reported that a suspected Palestinian gunman wounded two individuals Tuesday near a Jewish site in annexation-era east Jerusalem, and that security personnel were looking for the offender.
Days before the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan ended, there were violent attacks and clashes in Israel, east Jerusalem after its annexation, and the occupied West Bank.

According to medics, two motorists were the intended victims of a suspected “shooting terror attack” in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem. The victims were reportedly taken to the hospital immediately.

According to a statement from the police, “Police and Border Police officers are at the scene conducting searches for the suspect who fled the scene.”

A police dog hunt was assisted by a drone, a helicopter, and streets in the neighborhood that were cordoned off by Israeli security forces after an AFP journalist witnessed officers entering a Palestinian home.

As heavily armed personnel searched the area, police officers enforcing the closure prohibited cars and pedestrians from traveling through the neighborhood’s center.

The attack occurred close to the tomb of Simeon the Just, or Shimon Hatzadik in Hebrew, a destination frequented by observant Jews, and police said they had discovered the attacker’s gun nearby the scene of the incident.

Security personnel shot the woman, who was then brought to the hospital in fair condition.

According to an AFP count based on Israeli and Palestinian official sources, this year’s violence has taken the lives of at least 96 Palestinians, 19 Israelis, one Ukrainian, and one Italian.

On the Palestinian side, these figures comprise both combatants and civilians, including juveniles; on the Israeli side, they largely consist of civilians, including minors, and three Arab minorities.