2023 Tel Aviv car-ramming

On 7 April 2023, a car-ramming incident suspected to be an intentional attack occurred on Kaufmann Street in Tel Aviv, Israel, killed a person and injured six others.[1]

2023 Tel Aviv car-ramming
LocationTel Aviv promenade, Israel
Date7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack (suspected)
Deaths2 (including the driver)
Injured6

Incident

The suspected car-ramming attack took place on Kaufmann Street. The driver's car veered onto an occupied sidewalk and continued for 150 meters before skidding and overturning on the roadside grass.[2]

The driver's car hit seven people, fatally injuring one Italian tourist,[1][3] and injuring two other Italians and four British citizens.[1] The driver was then fatally shot by a police officer.[1][4] Alessandro Parini, a 35-year-old lawyer from Rome who had only arrived in Tel Aviv a few hours before, was killed after being struck by the vehicle.[1][3]

The police are investigating whether this was a terror attack, while the Shin Bet security service are also involved in the investigation.[5]

The driver was Yusef Abu Jaber, a 45-year-old Arab Israeli from Kafr Qassem and janitor at a local school.[1][4] The driver's brother says it was a car accident and not an attack and 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.[4]

References
  1. Fabian, Emanuel (7 April 2023). "Italian tourist dead, 7 others hurt in car-ramming on Tel Aviv promenade". Times of Israel. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. "Tel Aviv car-ramming kills Italian tourist and injures 7". BBC News. 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. "Italian tourist Alessandro Parini is Tel Aviv terror attack victim". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. "Ucciso turista italiano a Tel Aviv, i genitori: 'Era un ragazzo semplice'". ansa.it. ansa.it. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. Breiner, Josh (8 April 2023). "Tel Aviv Ramming That Killed One and Injured Seven Was Terror Attack Not Accident, Israeli Police Say". Haaretz.
  7. "Staff, students in shock after Tel Aviv car-rammer revealed as ex-janitor at school". Times of Israel.
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