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Jerusalem bombings: Teenager killed in rare twin attacks at bus stops Jerusalem bombings: Teenager killed in rare twin attacks at bus stops
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The explosions happened at two busy areas of Jerusalem as people were heading to workThe explosions happened at two busy areas of Jerusalem as people were heading to work
A 16-year-old boy has been killed and 14 other people have been wounded in two suspected bomb attacks at bus stops in Jerusalem, Israeli police say. A 15-year-old boy has been killed and 14 other people have been wounded in two suspected bomb attacks at bus stops in Jerusalem, Israeli police say.
The explosions happened at two busy areas on the outskirts of the city as people were heading to work.The explosions happened at two busy areas on the outskirts of the city as people were heading to work.
Israeli media said the teenager who died was an Israeli-Canadian religious student named Aryeh Shtsupak. The teenager who died was an Israeli-Canadian Jewish seminary student named Aryeh Schupak.
Israel's internal security minister said at one scene that this was "an attack we haven't seen in a long time". Israel's prime minister said it was an attack that was "different from what we have seen in recent years".
The atmosphere in the city feels volatile in a year of intensifying violence: Palestinian gun and knife attacks have targeted Israelis, and Israeli military raids have killed Palestinian gunmen and civilians in the occupied West Bank. The atmosphere feels volatile in a year of intensifying violence, as Palestinian gun and knife attacks have targeted Israelis, and Israeli military raids have killed Palestinian gunmen and civilians in the occupied West Bank.
A return to the use of explosives in Jerusalem makes it one of the most significant attacks of its kind in years.
No group has so far said it was behind the blasts. However, the Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad both praised the perpetrators of what they referred to as the "operation".No group has so far said it was behind the blasts. However, the Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad both praised the perpetrators of what they referred to as the "operation".
Teen's killing casts spotlight on Israel tacticsTeen's killing casts spotlight on Israel tactics
Israelis killed in W Bank knife and car attackIsraelis killed in W Bank knife and car attack
The first explosion happened in Givat Shaul, close to the main entrance to Jerusalem, just after 07:00 (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday.The first explosion happened in Givat Shaul, close to the main entrance to Jerusalem, just after 07:00 (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday.
Israeli medics said the blast wounded 12 people, including the teenage boy who died later at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.Israeli medics said the blast wounded 12 people, including the teenage boy who died later at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
About 30 minutes later, there was a second blast in Ramot Junction, another entrance to the city. It left three people with minor injuries.About 30 minutes later, there was a second blast in Ramot Junction, another entrance to the city. It left three people with minor injuries.
At the scene of the first explosion, the pavement was scattered with debris. Masked Israeli security forces sealed off the site, while the pieces of a badly damaged bicycle were put into forensics bags.At the scene of the first explosion, the pavement was scattered with debris. Masked Israeli security forces sealed off the site, while the pieces of a badly damaged bicycle were put into forensics bags.
One man from a Jewish ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood opposite told the BBC that he was woken as his building shook. Many of those waiting for buses were apparently from the community.One man from a Jewish ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood opposite told the BBC that he was woken as his building shook. Many of those waiting for buses were apparently from the community.
A small protest was also taking place with a sign held by young Israeli men calling for "revenge".A small protest was also taking place with a sign held by young Israeli men calling for "revenge".
A bus in Ramot Junction was pocked with what appeared to be shrapnel from the blast Aryeh Schupak, 15, was killed while he was heading to a Jewish seminary
The head of the Israeli police's operations division, Deputy Commissioner Sigal Bar Zvi, said the bombs were made with "high quality" explosives and that they were placed in a bush and behind a wall at the bus stops.The head of the Israeli police's operations division, Deputy Commissioner Sigal Bar Zvi, said the bombs were made with "high quality" explosives and that they were placed in a bush and behind a wall at the bus stops.
Given the nature of the attacks, she added, investigators suspect they were masterminded by an organised cell.Given the nature of the attacks, she added, investigators suspect they were masterminded by an organised cell.
Israeli media cited security sources as saying that both devices contained nails and were likely to have been detonated remotely.Israeli media cited security sources as saying that both devices contained nails and were likely to have been detonated remotely.
Earlier, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said the attacks were unlike any seen in recent times. Following a meeting with Israel's security chiefs, outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Aryeh Schupak "was a boy who never wronged anyone in the world, and he was murdered simply because he was Jewish".
Officers were scanning "all possibly hazardous areas, whether at bus stations, buses or crowded areas" for more bombs and were "making an effort to get our hands on whoever committed this terror attack". He also pledged that security forces would "find these heinous terrorists, those behind them and those who provided them with weapons".
Bombings were a feature of the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, which began two decades ago. But Jerusalem has not seen one since 2016. "I want to say to the citizens of Israel: We will find them. They can run, they can hide - it won't help them; the security forces will reach them. If they resist, they will be eliminated."
Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid convened a special meeting with the country's security chiefs. A bus in Ramot Junction was pocked with what appeared to be shrapnel from the blast
In an address at a ceremony in Jerusalem, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said: "This terror attack will not weaken us, will not make us doubt our belief in our ways, or in our right to a peaceful and safe life in Israel, including in our eternal capital of Jerusalem."
The attacks come as Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party continue negotiations to form a new coalition government with allied far-right and religious parties. They won a majority in parliament in an election that centred on security.The attacks come as Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party continue negotiations to form a new coalition government with allied far-right and religious parties. They won a majority in parliament in an election that centred on security.
"We still have a fight with cruel terror, which raise its head again," Mr Netanyahu warned as he visited survivors of the attacks in hospital. "We will do anything to bring back the security for the citizens of all Israel as soon as possible.""We still have a fight with cruel terror, which raise its head again," Mr Netanyahu warned as he visited survivors of the attacks in hospital. "We will do anything to bring back the security for the citizens of all Israel as soon as possible."
Ultra-nationalist Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is set to become Mr Netanyahu's internal security minister and oversee the police force, visited the scene of the first explosion and declared that Israel had to take action to deter Palestinian attacks.Ultra-nationalist Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is set to become Mr Netanyahu's internal security minister and oversee the police force, visited the scene of the first explosion and declared that Israel had to take action to deter Palestinian attacks.
"Even if it's in the West Bank, lay siege to them and go from house to house in search of guns and restore our deterrence power," he said."Even if it's in the West Bank, lay siege to them and go from house to house in search of guns and restore our deterrence power," he said.
Canada's ambassador to Israel, Lisa Stadelbauer, said she was "heartbroken to confirm that a young Canadian lost his life in this morning's reprehensible terror attack in Jerusalem". Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that he was "incredibly saddened to learn about the death of a young Canadian in the terrorist attack in Jerusalem", which he condemned "in the strongest possible terms".
"Our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to others wounded in this attack. Canada continues to condemn all forms of terror." Incredibly saddened to learn about the death of a young Canadian in the terrorist attack in Jerusalem. I’m sending his family and friends my deepest condolences. I’m also thinking of those who were injured. Canada condemns this violence in the strongest possible terms.
The US ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, tweeted that an 18-year-old Israeli-American named Naomi Pilichowski was among those wounded in what he called the "heinous terrorist attack". Her father, the educator and author Rabbi Uri Pilichowski, said she had suffered a small cut.The US ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, tweeted that an 18-year-old Israeli-American named Naomi Pilichowski was among those wounded in what he called the "heinous terrorist attack". Her father, the educator and author Rabbi Uri Pilichowski, said she had suffered a small cut.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the US condemned "unequivocally the acts of terror" in Jerusalem and that it had "offered all appropriate assistance to the government of Israel as it investigates the attack and works to being the perpetrators to justice". This year has seen a spate of deadly attacks by Palestinians targeting Israelis, killing at least 25 people.
Meanwhile, Israel has carried out near nightly military search and arrest raids in the occupied West Bank. More than 130 Palestinians - including militant gunmen and civilians - have been killed.
On Tuesday night, a 16-year-old Palestinian boy named Ahmad Amjad Shehada was shot dead during clashes with Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian health officials said.
The Israeli military said its troops fired at "armed suspects" during an operation "to secure the entrance of Israeli civilians to Joseph's Tomb". The tomb is revered by Jews, who believe the Biblical figure Joseph is buried there.
In a separate incident on Tuesday in the nearby city of Jenin, Palestinian gunmen kidnapped the body of a 17-year-old Israeli Druze boy who was fatally injured in a traffic accident near Jenin, his family said.
The uncle of Tiran Fero told the Haaretz newspaper that he was at Jenin's Ibn Sina Hospital with his nephew when a group of men "fired their weapons in the air and yelled in Arabic", then "disconnected him from the life support machines and threw him into a vehicle".
"If Tiran's body is not returned, the kidnappers will pay a heavy price," Mr Lapid warned on Wednesday.