13 yr old Palestinian shoots 2 Israeli settlers

Two settlers were critically injured in a shooting near Silwan in east occupied Jerusalem on 28 January, Israel’s paramedic service said. According to Hebrew media reports, the two settlers were a father and son who were volunteers with Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service.

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The Magen David Adom service reported that its medics had treated two individuals on Maalot Ir David Street near the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan before transporting them to Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

The two males were identified as 23-years-old and 47-years-old, and are reportedly in serious yet stable condition, the hospital said. According to the paramedics, they both sustained gunshot wounds to the upper body.

The shooter was identified as 13-year-old Mohammad Alaywat. He was “neutralized and injured” a police spokesman told Israeli army radio, and is reportedly in Israeli custody.

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