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| Hero Israeli reveals how he chased Tel Aviv massacre gunmen in his sandals before shooting one of them dead after seeing rampage unfold; 6 of 7 victims identified, more details about the attack revealed | |
| 2024-10-03 | |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Lev Kraitman saved 20 people from the Nova massacre before serving in Gaza. The hero who gunned down one of the Jaffa terrorists has told how he chased them in his sandals before shooting them with his pistol. Lev Kraitman was eating schnitzel in the old port area of Tel Aviv when he heard gunshots. Without hesitating, he dashed to the light railway station where they were on a rampage knifing and shooting anyone they came across. Lev, who saved 20 people from the Nova massacre last year before serving in Gaza, pulled out his weapon and confronted the attackers – shooting one of them dead. Incredible footage shows him running after them in his sandals as he fires forcing the other to flee. Lev tended to the wounded before emergency services arrived and the second terrorist was eliminated shortly afterwards. Authorities later confirmed seven people died and 11 were injured in the attack which came just minutes before Iran's terrifying 180 missile strike on Israel. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Lev said: 'I live right above the light rail station in Jaffa, and I had just finished work and was hungry as I didn't have anything in. 'I went downstairs to the schnitzel restaurant and that is when I heard gunfire. 'I have been serving in Gaza for the last six months, doing reconnaissance, looking for tunnels, and we lost a dear brother from our platoon so I instantly recognised the noise. It's unmistakable. 'I saw the next tram approaching and tried to stop it but it didn't stop, when it moved away that is when I saw dead people on the ground of the station. 'That is also the moment when I saw two terrorists. One started to run in my direction. At this point I was mobbing behind trash cans, hiding in alleyways but kept sight of him. 'I shot at him - I shot a lot of rounds as I had a pistol and was at a distance, one hit him and then he ran and then fell down. 'I immediately ran to the wounded but I knew they had already died. The local people came and made sure the terrorist was dead. 'At that point I was with the wounded in the station trying to see who was dead and who was alive. 'I was full of adrenaline so didn't register, I checked if they were alive but they were not. I saw three dead in the street of the station. A fourth was a person who we thought was dead but started moving, I wish I knew his name and I hope he survived. He did look seriously injured.' Chilling footage shows the two terrorists stalking victims at the station on their deadly rampage just a day before the Jewish New Year. Video shows a gunman and another suspect dressed in all black prowling along a light rail station before opening fire. A volley of shots was unleashed before anguished screams were heard and more shots rang out. The suspects then turned around and began advancing along the other side of the platform where bodies were later seen piling up in a separate clip. According to local police, the two armed men were 'neutralized' by security forces. Last night was not the first time Lev has been a hero after he saved 20 people from death at the Nova festival on October 7. 'I was besides Nova, I work for Midburn which is the Israeli version of Burning Man,' he said. 'On October 7 I was with volunteers for Midburn two miles from nova, it was a production weekend, it wasn't at Nova. 'On the morning on October 7 we all hid, and waited for the army. We rescued people from nova, we were in the same situation as them stuck in the field because we didn't know what was going on outside with terrorists all around. 'We stayed there as we knew terrorists were driving back and forth. At around 5pm we decided that we would line up our cars, put the gas to the floor and go, taking 15-20 youngsters with us in the back of our car.' After what he has witnessed these past 12 months, Lev is never without his gun. 'I carry a weapon in Israel because the reality is something is always going to happen and I am on reserve duty,' he said. 'The fact I had come out from Gaza put me on alert anyway.' Asked if he was a hero, Lev told the Mail: 'I wish I had done better. I wish I could have taken the other one out. 'It's very flattering, but it feels weird. I don't feel like a hero.' Remarking on his footwear, which has gone viral in Israel, Lev said: 'I always wear these sandals.' Asked what he was doing now, he said: 'The whole world is trying to call me – it's a lot. I think I'll just go to bed. I want to figure out my holiday schedule.'
Six victims of Jaffa terror attack named, as more details about shooting emerge I guess the original explanation that it was criminal in-fighting was wrong. [IsraelTimes] Hamas claims attack; Ben Gvir suggests nearby mosque involved, should be destroyed; in fact, terrorists threatened worshippers there before carrying out the attack, congregants sayAuthorities on Wednesday named six of the seven people killed in Tuesday night’s terror attack at a light rail station in Jaffa, as new details emerged on the two terrorists who carried it out, and the Israeli military imposed a closure on their hometown of Hebron in the West Bank. Hamas took responsibility for the attack Wednesday, saying its perpetrators, Mohammad Mesek and Ahmed Himouni, were members of the terror group. Seven people were killed and 16 others wounded in the attack on the Tel Aviv light rail and a nearby road in Jaffa, in one of the deadliest terror attacks in recent memory. The terrorists, meanwhile, were named as Mohammad Mesek, 19, who was killed at the scene, and Ahmed Himouni, 25, who was seriously injured. Both men are Palestinians from the West Bank city of Hebron who were in Israel proper without a permit. Diana Svertzov, an Israeli rhythmic gymnast who won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, was at the light rail station at the time of the attack, and told Channel 12 that the terrorists did not seem suspicious, and one of them was wearing a pin representing solidarity with Israelis held hostage in Gaza by the Hamas terror group. “One of them looked at my Olympics necklace and smiled at me. They didn’t look like terrorists. One of them had an M16 rifle, and the other one was in a polo shirt, with a hostage pin. There was no reason to be suspicious. It never crossed my mind, what was about to happen,” she said. Reservists in Israel are often seen carrying rifles while wearing their civilian clothes. The Israel Defense Forces has imposed a closure on Hebron, the terrorists’ hometown, and on Wednesday, the IDF said it had detained and questioned several people on suspicion of aiding the terrorists in purchasing the assault rifle used in the attack and infiltrating Israel. It was also revealed on Wednesday that before carrying out the attack, the terrorists entered the Al-Nuzha Mosque, stashed their bags in the mosque’s bathroom, and threatened worshippers not to leave. One of the terrorists “opened the door, with an M16 in his hand,” Ali, a member of the congregation, told the Ynet news site. He noted that the terrorist had entered the mosque through the women’s entrance. “He just peeked his head in, and said, ‘Nobody go outside! Anyone who goes out is a dead man,’ and he left. The second one waited outside. They closed the doors, we called the police, and we heard shooting,” Ali said. Another congregant, identified only by his first Hebrew initial Dalet, told Ynet that the men initially entered the mosque with large backpacks, which they left in the bathroom and from which they took their weapons. The relation between the two accounts was not immediately clear. The events at the mosque were spotlighted after National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir declared at the scene of the attack on Tuesday that if the terrorists were revealed to have used the mosque for carrying out the attack, the house of worship must be destroyed — comments that sparked immediate backlash. Tensions in Israel and the West Bank have soared since October 7. Since then, 40 Israelis, including security personnel, have been killed in Palestinian terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank — including in Tuesday’s attack. Another five members of the security forces were killed in clashes with terror operatives in the West Bank. Related: Jaffa: 2024-09-29 Houthis Claim Strike on Ben Gurion Airport During Netanyahu's Return, Israelis say they shot it out of the sky before it crossed their border Jaffa: 2024-09-27 Man jailed for 15 years for attempted murder of IDF soldier during May 2021 riots Jaffa: 2024-09-06 Film shows UNRWA teaching kids to kill Jews in Judea and Samaria | |
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