2014 Jerusalem tractor attack

Incident in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict yes April 2025 2014 Jerusalem tractor attack The attack site Israel jerusalem center Jerusalem 2014 8 4 y 31 47 23 N 35 13 32 E type:event_region:IL inline,title Vehicular attack 1 civilian (+1 attacker) 7 Muhammed Naif El-Ja'abis March 2024 A terrorist ramming attack occurred on 4 August 2014 in Jerusalem, when a Palestinian drove an excavator out of a construction site, injuring several pedestrians and killing a civilian before ramming the tractor into a public bus, overturning the bus and then hitting it repeatedly. The terrorist was shot dead at the scene by two police officers while still seated at the wheel of the tractor and continuing to attack the bus by swinging the arm of the excavator against it. The Jerusalem Post described it as part of a series of terrorist vehicular attacks in recent years.Lappin Yaakov Background: Ramming terror attacks in recent years https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Background-Ramming-terror-attacks-in-recent-years 24 November 2014 Jerusalem Post 29 August 2014 Attack and casualties The attacker drove an excavator tractor out of a work site into a Shmuel HaNavi Street, a major street in central Jerusalem near the Olive Tree Hotel. He knocked down several pedestrians before ramming the public bus, which was empty except for the driver. One of the pedestrians, 30-year-old Avraham Waltz, was run over by the tractor and killed, while seven others were injured. After overturning the bus, the driver continued attacking by swinging the tractor's mechanical digging arm into the bus. Two police officers at the scene fired at and killed the attacker.Zion Ilan Ben The Tipping Point https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-tipping-point/#ixzz3CXo4c1zv September 6, 2014 Times of Israel August 5, 2014Lis Jonathan Efrati Ido August 4, 2014 Terrorist rams Jerusalem bus, killing one Assailant, who was shot dead by police, was driving a digger; five people were wounded Haaretz https://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608782 https://web.archive.org/web/20140805061454/http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608782 dead 5 August 2014Greyson Wayne Excavator used to kill pedestrian, flip bus in terrorist rampage in Jerusalem (VIDEO) http://www.betterroads.com/excavator-used-to-kill-pedestrian-flip-bus-in-terrorist-rampage-in-jerusalem-video/ September 6, 2014 Better Roads August 8, 2014 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101022/http://www.betterroads.com/excavator-used-to-kill-pedestrian-flip-bus-in-terrorist-rampage-in-jerusalem-video/ deadLewis Ori 22 October 2014 Palestinian driver rams Jerusalem station killing baby Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-violence-jerusalem-idUSKCN0IB2C320141022 27 October 2014 The attack echoed earlier terrorist vehicle ramming attacks in which vehicles were commandeered and used as weapons to run over pedestrians and attack other vehicles.Winer Stuart August 4, 2014 Pedestrian killed in excavator terror attack in Jerusalem; Palestinian driver shot to death by police; 6 victims lightly wounded Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/attempted-tractor-terror-attack-in-jerusalem/August 4, 2014 Excavator driver attacks Jerusalem bus, authorities say https://www.foxnews.com/world/excavator-driver-attacks-jerusalem-bus-authorities-say/ Fox News Lappin Yaakov Lefkovits Etgar August 29, 2011 Background: Ramming terror attacks in recent years Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Background-Ramming-terror-attacks-in-recent-years September 7, 2014 Police complaint over fake Haaretz article Several days after the attack, the newspaper Haaretz filed a complaint with the police. While the headline about this attack published by Haaretz read "Soldier wounded in Jerusalem shooting, hours after digger attack kills one",Lis Jonathan Efrati Ido August 4, 2014 Soldier wounded in Jerusalem shooting, hours after digger attack kills one. Haaretz https://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608782 https://web.archive.org/web/20140805061454/http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608782 dead 5 August 2014 subscription 6 September 2014 a fake article pretending to be from Haaretz circulated on social media under a headline that read, "Bulldozer and bus in Jerusalem road accident". The fake article continued: Mohammed Naif, 23, of Jabel Mukaber, lost control of the excavator, struck a pedestrian and collided with a bus. Police at the scene fired at the excavator, murdering Mohammed in cold blood. Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino supported the police officers' act, saying that they had acted according to the laws of apartheid that are the custom in Israel. A young Haredi man was killed when the construction vehicle struck him. Naif's family sent condolences to the family of the young man. Mohammed's mother told our reporter that recently Mohammed had suffered from fatigue due to overwork, and was saving money to fly to the Caribbean for a vacation, which had always been a dream of his. The Haaretz police complaint alleged that, "The purpose of the article and those who circulated it was to mislead the public into thinking that this was the article Haaretz had published about the terror attack this week in which an Israeli man was killed in Jerusalem, in an effort to incite against the Haaretz newspaper and its owners, editors and writers". Authorities are investigating.Lis Jonathan Efrati Ido August 8, 2014 Soldier Wounded in Jerusalem Shooting, Hours After Digger Attack Kills One Haaretz https://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608782 https://web.archive.org/web/20140805061454/http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.608782 dead 5 August 2014 subscriptionHaaretz Files Police Complaint About Fake Article Circulated Online en Haaretz https://www.haaretz.com/2014-08-08/ty-article/.premium/haaretz-files-police-complaint-about-fake-article/0000017f-e57e-dc7e-adff-f5ff2ef70000 2023-04-20 Assailant The police identified the assailant as Muhammed Naif El-Ja'abis, 23, from Jabel Mukaber, East Jerusalem. He was employed as an excavator operator at the scene of the attack.2014-08-04 One Israeli killed as excavator rams Jerusalem bus https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2014/08/04/Medics-One-Israeli-killed-5-hurt-as-excavator-rams-Jerusalem-bus- 2023-04-20 Al Arabiya English en The police said that the attack was an act of terrorism.Winer Stuart 4 August 2014 Pedestrian killed in excavator terror attack in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/attempted-tractor-terror-attack-in-jerusalem/ 2023-04-20 Times of Israel en-US El-Ja'abis was already known to security officials before the attack.Heller Jeffrey 2014-08-04 Jerusalem rocked by two suspected Palestinian attacks en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-israel-violence-idUSKBN0G40X720140804 2023-04-20 Impact Video of the attack taken by a bystander August 4, 2014 Deadly tractor incident in Jerusalem called terror attack JTA https://www.jta.org/2014/08/04/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/tractor-used-in-terrorist-attack-in-jerusalem-killing-one September 7, 2014 was shown on international news media.USA Today Raw: Excavator Used in Jerusalem Bus Attack https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2014/08/04/13567947/ September 6, 2014 August 4, 2014Excavator used in Jerusalem bus attack https://www.smh.com.au/world/excavator-used-in-jerusalem-bus-attack-20140805-3d5nm.html 2023-04-20 The Sydney Morning Herald 5 August 2014 enMalay Mail Palestinian plunges excavator into bus, killing one http://www.themalaymailonline.com/videos/world/watch/next-media-video-palestinian-rams-bus-with-excavator-killing-one September 6, 2014 The Malay Mail August 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140907165555/http://www.themalaymailonline.com/videos/world/watch/next-media-video-palestinian-rams-bus-with-excavator-killing-one September 7, 2014 dead The attack took place following a month that had seen over 360 attacks on Jews, a spate that was thought by The Jerusalem Post to have "peaked" on 4 August 2014 with this attack and the shooting of a uniformed soldier in the French Hill neighborhood, leading to an increase in security in the city.Eisenbud Daniel K. August 11, 2014 Police Prepared for Increased Attacks in East Jerusalem Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Police-prepared-for-increased-attacks-in-east-Jerusalem-370809 September 6, 2014Chandler Adam Jerusalem on High Alert After Dual Terrorist Attacks http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/08/two-dead-after-attack-in-jerusalem/375521/ September 7, 2014 The Wire August 4, 2014 July 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160722124201/http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/08/two-dead-after-attack-in-jerusalem/375521/ dead It contributed to increasing tensions in the city.Schwartzstein Peter August 14, 2014 The Gaza War Has Left Jerusalem More Divided Than Ever The Daily Beast https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-gaza-war-has-left-jerusalem-more-divided-than-ever Israeli news channel Arutz Sheva framed the attack as part of a wave of violence incited by the Palestinian leadership, including an alleged declaration by senior Palestinian Authority official Jibril Rajoub that the PA had made a "political decision" to support "slaughtering" Jews living in East Jerusalem.Yashar Ari Shots Fired at North Jerusalem Home http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/184316#.VAudpUjXOHk September 6, 2014 Arutz Sheva August 22, 2014Baruch Uzi Gunfire on Northern Jerusalem Neighborhood Arutz Sheva September 6, 2014 The Israeli daily Israel HaYom headlined coverage on the day following the attack, "the scenario the police and Shin Bet feared came true yesterday", referencing public fear of the ease with which vehicles can be turned into instruments of sudden terror attacks by ramming. The incident has been discussed in articles about the stress of living in Israel under constant threat of attack.Land Richard D Israel Under Siege: An Evangelical Diary (Day 3) http://www.christianpost.com/news/israel-under-siege-an-evangelical-diary-day-3-final-125132/ September 7, 2014 Christian Post August 21, 2014Mayerfeld Susie August 8, 2014 What Is Normal and I How Do I Get Back To It? Jewish Journal http://www.jewishjournal.com/bloggish/item/what_is_normal_and_i_how_do_i_get_back_to_it September 6, 2014Dann Moshe David Grossman – the pain and the pity https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/David-Grossman-the-pain-and-the-pity-371034 September 6, 2014 Jerusalem Post August 14, 2014 As a violent incident mentioned in year-in-review articles. 5 October 2014 5774 Year in Review New Jersey Jewish Standard Jewish Telegraphic Agency http://jstandard.com/content/item/5774_year_in_review/31612 7 October 2014 25 September 2014 Tragedy, triumph and tears in foremost Jewish events of 5774 Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/tragedy-triumph-and-tears-in-foremost-jewish-events-of-5774/ 8 October 2014 And as part of a wave of violence being called a Silent Intifada by some Israeli politicians and news media.Eisenbud Daniel Harkov Lahav 5 October 2014 Minister of Public Security blasts Barkat for blaming ministry for 'silent intifada' Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/minister-of-public-security-blasts-barkat-for-blaming-ministry-for-silent-intifada-378102 live 7 October 2014 https://archive.today/20141007204535/http://nextstageprep.com/minister-of-public-security-blasts-barkat-for-blaming-ministry-for-silent-intifada/ 7 October 2014 A spate of attacks said to have "increased after the Jerusalem bulldozer attack in early August, in which a tractor driven by an Arab overturned a public bus, killing a father of five who was walking down the street at the time".Levi Yaakov 9 September 2014 Shabak Report: Terror Attacks in Jerusalem Jump Exponentially Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/184898#.VDSS6efXOHk 8 October 2014 See also 2006 UNC SUV attack References Category:Terrorist incidents involving vehicular attacks in Asia Category:Murders by motor vehicle Category:Vehicle-ramming attacks in Jerusalem Category:2014 in Jerusalem Category:August 2014 in Asia Category:2014 road incidents in Asia Category:Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem in the 2010s Category:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 2014 Category:2014 murders in Asia