Improvement in condition of soldier seriously hurt in Jordan Valley shooting attack

By Emanuel Fabian

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4 September 2022, 6:19 pm

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

Israeli medics rush an injured man for treatment at the Rambam Hospital in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, following a shooting attack in the Jordan Valley on September 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

The condition of the soldier seriously wounded in the shooting attack in the Jordan Valley earlier today has improved, the military says.

The Israel Defense Forces says the soldier is now listed in moderate condition at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.

Col. Meir Biderman, the commander of the 417th territorial brigade, says forces are continuing to hunt for additional members of the cell who opened fire at a bus carrying soldiers.

“We won’t rest until we catch all of them,” he says.

Biderman adds: “From an initial review of the incident, the attack was committed by a cell driving a truck, which overtook the bus and opened fire, and attempted to set it on fire. The soldiers on the bus returned fire, which made the terrorists flee.”