The scene of a truck-ramming attack in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of East Jerusalem on January 8, 2017. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
The condition of a soldier who was seriously wounded in Sunday’s truck-ramming terror attack in Jerusalem is significantly improved, hospital officials said Thursday.
Four soldiers were killed and 17 were injured in the attack in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood when a terrorist rammed his truck into a group of soldiers, the majority of them cadets, who were touring the capital. The terrorist, 28-year-old Fadi al-Qadr from Jabel Mukaber, was shot dead at the scene.
“I am pleased to announce a significant improvement in the condition of the soldier who was run over at the Armon Hanatziv [promenade],” a spokesperson for Shaare Zedek Hospital said in a statement.
“She is awake and breathing by herself,” the statement read, noting that she was still listed in serious condition.
A composite photo of the four Israeli soldiers killed when a terrorist rammed his truck into a group of cadets on January 8, 2017 in Jerusalem. Clockwise from left, IDF Lieutenant Yael Yekutiel, IDF Cadet Shir Hajaj, IDF Cadet Erez Orbach, IDF Cadet Shira Tzur. (Handout photos from IDF spokesperson)
Four more injured soldiers are hospitalized at Hadassah Hospital in the capital’s Ein Kerem neighborhood, all of them conscious and communicating with their families and hospital staff.
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Two are listed in moderate condition, including one in intensive care; the other two have light injuries.
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