Netanyahu visits cop injured in Jerusalem attack

Netanyahu visits a police officer injured in Sunday’s Jerusalem shooting attack.

At the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, the prime minister tells the police officer from the reconnaissance Yasam unit: “This unit is the key to preventing catastrophe, and that’s precisely what happened, you prevented a larger catastrophe.”

After the meeting, Netanyahu says “there is nothing more emotional and uplifting than meeting with our police officers, our heroes.”

He reiterates that the police — including Yosef Kirma, who was killed in the shootout — had thwarted a larger attack.

“This policeman that I met here is a new immigrant and he only has one thought — how quickly he can get back to his unit and keep serving the people of Israel,” Netanyahu says.