Jerusalem – A bomb struck a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem Wednesday, killing one woman and wounding more than 20 other people in what authorities said was the first major Palestinian militant attack in the city in several years.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent the evening huddled with his defense minister, military chief and other top security officials. He vowed a tough response but said he hoped that calm would be restored.
“We will act aggressively, responsibly and wisely in order to preserve the quiet and security that endured here the past two years,” he told reporters at Israel’s international airport, shortly before boarding a flight to Russia.
Israel’s Defense Minister Ehud Barak threatened retaliation against Hamas.
“We will not tolerate the harming of Israeli citizens, not in the south and not in Jerusalem,” Barak said. “Hamas is responsible for the firing of rockets toward Beersheba today and this responsibility has a price.”
Jerusalem’s police chief, Aharon Franco, said the bomb was about four pounds (one to two kilograms) and was planted in a small bag on the sidewalk. He said security services were on alert for additional attacks.
He said authorities had no firm leads but were investigating a possible link to a small bombing earlier this month that wounded a garbage collector as he removed the device from a trash can.
An eye for an eye.
For the last 15 years everytime there is a bombing the then Prime Minister always says,” We will React Aggressively To Attacks” Is anyone else getting tired of these hollow words? I don’t proclaim to have the answers. I only feel the pain and hurt when I see innocent yidden dying. Not knowing what else to do, I usually take a Tehillim and Daven.
I certainly hope so!
A tough guy doesn’t need to threaten, weak people do.
I really wish there was a camera showing us the damned perpetrator of this heinous despicable act. We know what (non)religion they come from. The religion of evil.
when will we turn gaza into the cemetary it deserves to be and send the arabs back to Jordan Kahana Chai everything he said has come true
Notice that he didn’t say he would respond aggressively after the Fogels were murdered. Then, he said they could put up buildings, an idiotic response to the murders of Israeli citizens!
Why doesn’t he say – bomb in Jerusalem? okay, that’s another 500 buildings!
For some reason, the Fogels’ blood is cheaper than the Brit’s blood (the woman who was killed yesterday).