Terrorist Kills Young Boy in the Holy Land

Stand for Israel  |  December 12, 2024

Emergency responders and police at night around a bus and vehicles, with onlookers and police tape, in a tense situation in the Holy Land.
Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting attack at "HaMinharot" checkpoint, near Jerusalem, December 12, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90

Terror again struck the Holy Land claiming the life of one young boy and wounding others in a terrorist shooting attack at a bus, reports JNS:

A terrorist killed a 12-year-old boy and wounded others in a shooting at a civilian bus near the Al-Khader Junction in Gush Etzion.

The murdered boy was identified as Yehoshua Aharon Tuvya Simcha, the son of a prominent rabbi who manages a yeshivah in nearby Beitar Illit. Some reports said that the boy was 10.

“Heartbreaking news tonight from Israel: A shooting terror attack on a bus near Jerusalem leaves three wounded and a young boy killed,” the Israeli embassy in Washington stated. “May his memory be a blessing.”