Multiple people were wounded following a large explosion at a bus station on Weizman Boulevard at the entrance to Yerushalayim around 7:06 a.m. on Wednesday morning, November 23. Initial reports stated that at least ten were wounded people, two with serious conditions, one with critical injuries. A second explosion at a bus stop in the neighborhood of Ramot dealt three with reported light wounds.
United Hatzalah volunteers provided initial treatment to a person who was critically injured and numerous people who sustained moderate to serious injuries on Weizman Boulevard.
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yosef Gabai, who arrived first at the scene to provide initial treatment, relayed: "I was waiting at the traffic light, and I heard an explosion at the bus station. I arrived within mere seconds at the scene, and I found a young man who was critically injured. I provided him with initial treatment and reported to United Hatzalah's Dispatch and Command Center to request additional responders be sent to the area. At the scene, I saw three more injured people, who were conscious and sustained various degrees of injuries."
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Michael Groscott added: "I arrived at the scene to assist the injured. After I provided them with initial treatment at the scene they were evacuated to Hadassa Ein Kerem and Shaarei Zedek hospitals with cuts and other injuries."
Due to the nature of the incident, the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit has been dispatched and is treating numerous eyewitnesses for emotional and psychological shock.
The attack is believed to be an act of terror, from a bomb left in a bag at the bus stop. Hamas issued a message of congratulations on the explosion, blaming it on Israel’s attempts to Jewify Al Aqsa.
Itamar Ben Gvir, Otzma Yehudit Chairman and presumed Internal Security Minister, stated, “I’m on my way to the scene of the difficult and painful attack in Jerusalem, where a device that exploded at a bus station in effect takes us back to the time of the damned intifada. It’s time to act decisively and with a heavy hand against the terrorists, it’s time to restore order in the country. In this difficult hour, I pray with all the people of Israel for the complete recovery of those injured in the attack.”
By Shabsie Saphirstein
12 Wounded in Bomb Explosions at Entrance to Yerushalayim, Ramot
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