Court extends remand of Palestinian teen who carried out Sheikh Jarrah shooting

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Medics and police at the scene of a shooting in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, April 18, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
Medics and police at the scene of a shooting in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, April 18, 2023. (Magen David Adom)

A Jerusalem court extends the remand of a Palestinian teenager accused of carrying out a shooting attack in the capital earlier this week, which wounded two Israeli men.

Police say the 15-year-old from the Askar refugee camp who was detained by security forces in Nablus yesterday will be held until April 27 at least.

In the attack on Tuesday, the teenager opened fire with a makeshift submachine gun at point-blank range at a car with two Israeli men in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, wounding them moderately.

After fleeing the scene, the suspect reportedly went to school. He made his way to the West Bank city of Nablus, where he was captured less than 24 hours after the shooting.

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