Video of attack outside Gush Etzion shopping center in the #WestBank pic.twitter.com/h6qeaQVPNb
— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) September 16, 2018Mortally wounded terror victim Ari Fuld was able to chase his attacker — including jumping over obstacles — and shoot him, before succumbing to his wounds in the Gush Etzion junction on Sunday morning.A father of four and a well known pro-Israel advocate Fuld was standing between the mall and the Rami Levi supermarket when he was stabbed in the back by Khalil Yusef Ali Jabarin, a 17 year-old Palestinian from the village of Yatta near Hebron. The junction’s commercial center is open to both Israelis and Palestinians and is often touted as oasis of co-existence. But it has also been the scene of numerous terror attacks in the last three years.“My heart is with Gush Etzion,” Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman tweeted.“I send my condolences to the victim's family. We will continue to fight terrorism with an iron fist.”Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said that Fuld’s actions saved lives.According to witness accounts Jabarin hung out in the mall’s parking lot for a short while before attacking Fuld. He bought a falafel and argued with the shop owner about the price. Assaf Shilony said that according to security footage from his pizza store, Jabarin sat on the stone wall outside the shop’s closed doors for some 15 minutes.Then he walked he walked up to the corner, Shilony said. Just before the left turn to the Rami Levi supermarket, he stabbed Fuld in the back.Jabarin then fled in the direction of the mall, with Fuld running after him, with his gun drawn.Pizza store security footage showed a few moments of the chase, with panicked pedestrians racing away, Jabarin flying past and Fuld close at his heels with his gun drawn.
Video of attack outside Gush Etzion shopping center in the #WestBank pic.twitter.com/h6qeaQVPNb
— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) September 16, 2018Mortally wounded terror victim Ari Fuld was able to chase his attacker — including jumping over obstacles — and shoot him, before succumbing to his wounds in the Gush Etzion junction on Sunday morning.A father of four and a well known pro-Israel advocate Fuld was standing between the mall and the Rami Levi supermarket when he was stabbed in the back by Khalil Yusef Ali Jabarin, a 17 year-old Palestinian from the village of Yatta near Hebron.The junction’s commercial center is open to both Israelis and Palestinians and is often touted as oasis of co-existence.But it has also been the scene of numerous terror attacks in the last three years.“My heart is with Gush Etzion,” Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman tweeted.“I send my condolences to the victim's family. We will continue to fight terrorism with an iron fist.”Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said that Fuld’s actions saved lives.According to witness accounts Jabarin hung out in the mall’s parking lot for a short while before attacking Fuld. He bought a falafel and argued with the shop owner about the price.Assaf Shilony said that according to security footage from his pizza store, Jabarin sat on the stone wall outside the shop’s closed doors for some 15 minutes.Then he walked he walked up to the corner, Shilony said. Just before the left turn to the Rami Levi supermarket, he stabbed Fuld in the back.Jabarin then fled in the direction of the mall, with Fuld running after him, with his gun drawn.Pizza store security footage showed a few moments of the chase, with panicked pedestrians racing away, Jabarin flying past and Fuld close at his heels with his gun drawn.Terrorist stabs an Israeli in the back. Victim gets up, chases terrorist, jumps wall and shoots him. Victim is in critical condition-- all prayers and calls for an end to funding & rewarding terrorists needed! https://t.co/qsxgF7Jbw3
— Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll (@skjask) September 16, 2018Gaby Vaknin, who works for the Gush Etzion development office, witnessed the attack. “I heard someone yell "terror attack" and saw someone young with a 30 centimeter knife stab,” Vaknin said.He immediately dropped his phone and the small plastic bag he held in his hand.Vaknin placed his hand on the gun he wore at his waist and, he too raced after the terrorist.Vaknin said he witnessed Fuld shoot at Jabarin. As Jabarin neared the mall Vaknin also shot him.The mall’s security guard Anatoly said he heard screams and saw people running away. Then, as the terrorist came near him he also drew his gun and shot.Both Jabarin and Fuld then lay wounded on the pavement by the stores a short distance from each other. They were both taken to Jerusalem hospitals, where Jabarin was held in moderate condition and Fuld was declared dead.Regional Council Chairman Shlomo Na'aman has temporally moved his office to the Gush Etzion junction to protest the attack."I see the brutality of the attack. There is one goal behind these attacks: disrupt our way of life. Our Arab neighbors have to deal with one question: either you live with us here and act like human beings or you choose terrorism and then pay the full price. I call on the Israeli government and the IDF to respond harshly and cut the hands of terrorists!”