Bus carried Bedouin returning from al-Aqsa
Rahat Mayor Talal al-Karinawi says eight people killed were Bedouin residents of Rahat and its environs.
“This is a very serious accident. The eight killed were from communities around Rahat… and 21 people were badly hurt.”
These people returned from prayers at al-Aqsa mosque and they were on their way home, says al-Karinawi. “These are senior citizens, not children, they have families.”