2023 Tel Aviv car-ramming explained
On 7 April 2023, a car-ramming incident suspected to be an intentional attack occurred off Kaufmann Street in Tel Aviv, Israel, killed a person and injured six others.
Incident
The suspected car-ramming attack took place near Kaufmann Street. The driver's car veered onto an occupied sidewalk and continued for 150 meters before skidding and overturning on a lawn of the Charles Clore Park.[1]
The car struck seven people, killing Alessandro Parini, a 35-year-old lawyer visiting from Rome,[2] and injuring two other Italians and four British citizens.[3] The driver was then fatally shot by a police officer.[3]
The police are investigating whether this was a terror attack, while the Shin Bet security service are also involved in the investigation.[4]
The driver was Yusef Abu Jaber, a 45-year-old Arab Israeli from Kafr Qassem and janitor at a local school.[5] His brother said it was a car accident, not an attack, and that the family intends to ask for an investigation.[6] [7]
Aftermath
The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella harshly condemned what he called a terrorist attack carried out against Italian citizens. The President of Israel Isaac Herzog expressed his condolences to the President of the Italian Republic.
Notes and References
- News: Knell . Yolande . Cooney . Christy . 2023-04-07 . Tel Aviv car-ramming kills Italian tourist and injures 7 . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-04-21 . 2023-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422225521/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65217134 . live .
- Web site: Italian tourist Alessandro Parini is Tel Aviv terror attack victim . 2023-04-21 . The Jerusalem Post . en-US . 2023-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421075130/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-738713 . live .
- News: Fabian . Emanuel . 7 April 2023 . Italian tourist dead, 7 others hurt in car-ramming on Tel Aviv promenade . The Times of Israel . 8 April 2023 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407235918/https://www.timesofisrael.com/tourist-killed-five-others-hurt-in-terror-attack-on-tel-aviv-promenade/ . live .
- Web site: Efrati . Ido . Breiner . Josh . Shimoni . Ran . Yahia . Deiaa Haj . Samuels . Ben . 7 April 2023 . One Tourist Killed, Seven Wounded in Tel Aviv Terror Attack, Assailant Shot Dead . Haaretz . 2023-04-09 . 2023-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230409083150/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-04-07/ty-article/two-people-seriously-wounded-in-suspected-shooting-attack-in-tel-aviv/00000187-5d0a-dcdb-a9af-dd2bc99a0000 . live .
- News: 7 April 2023 . Ucciso turista italiano a Tel Aviv, i genitori: 'Era un ragazzo semplice' . ansa.it . 8 April 2023 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407215836/https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/mediooriente/2023/04/07/auto-sulla-folla-a-tel-aviv-ucciso-un-turista-italiano-alessandro-parini_c425916e-425c-4b9f-adc0-ee7531bd03cf.html . live .
- Web site: Breiner . Josh . 8 April 2023 . Tel Aviv Ramming That Killed One and Injured Seven Was Terror Attack Not Accident, Israeli Police Say . Haaretz . 2023-04-09 . 2023-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408183945/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-04-08/ty-article/.premium/tel-aviv-ramming-that-killed-one-was-terror-attack-not-accident-israeli-police-say/00000187-61f1-dde0-afb7-7ff3c7850000 . live .
- Web site: Staff, students in shock after Tel Aviv car-rammer revealed as ex-janitor at school. The Times of Israel. 8 April 2023. 10 July 2023. 28 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230528235507/https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-attacker-was-45-year-old-father-of-6-worked-as-janitor-in-nearby-school/. live.
