Truck ramming incident shows Israel ‘not in control’
Ori Goldberg, Israeli political commentator, says Israeli authorities have labelled the ramming of a truck into a bus stop a “terror” attack, adding that the number of those injured is now 50 people.
“An incident like this should not be considered in isolation,” Goldberg said, adding that it occurred as four soldiers were killed in Lebanon and while Israel was celebrating its attack on Iran.
“Israel is not very much in control of circumstances on both fronts where it’s hitting Lebanon and Gaza, and of course, its domestic front,” he said. “So this incident, which looks quite grave, should be appreciated; it should be considered in the context of all of these bits of news.
“This is the basic Israeli dilemma at the moment: do you wake up and realise that Israelis have no security, that in fact, even personal security is worse than it’s ever been?” Goldberg added.
Israel’s Ben-Gvir pledges to expel families of suspected bus stop attackers
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has visited the site of the ramming attack in Glilot, central Israel, according to footage published by an Army Radio correspondent and verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, Sanad.
In the video clip, an Israeli is seen asking Ben-Gvir to expel all the families of the attackers, to which the minister replied: “By God’s will, we will expel them. I just hope that Likud and Bibi [Benjamin Netanyahu] are with us.”
Truck ramming at Israeli bus stop: What we know so far
- It took place at 10:08am (08:08 GMT) at a bus stop close to the Glilot military base in a suburb called Ramat Hasharon.
- Al Jazeera has been told the base also houses the Mossad headquarters.
- Some witnesses say it was a truck-ramming attack, while others say it looked almost as though it might be an accident.
- Thirty-three people are being treated at hospitals, according to medics quoted by local media.
- Six are in serious condition, seven in moderate condition, and 20 are lightly hurt, the Magen David Adom emergency service said.
- Mobile intensive care units, ambulances, paramedics and emergency medical technicians were dispatched to the scene of the incident.
Cause of Tel Aviv bus-stop incident still being investigated
One of the key things regarding this incident has been trying to ascertain whether the police believe it to be a terrorist attack. There had been reports earlier, shortly after the incident occurred, in the Israeli press quoting unnamed sources who said it was believed to be a terrorist attack.
As we understand from the emergency services and a police spokesperson, the incident is still under investigation. They believe it may indicate a terrorist attack, but they want to clarify all the details.
One person killed in truck-ramming incident in Tel Aviv
A man died of his wounds after a truck hit a bus stop in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Hasharon, according to medics quoted by Israeli media.
Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Medical Center announced the death hours after the incident, which injured dozens of people.
