JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli police continued a manhunt Monday for an eastern Jerusalem suspect who is believed to have shot and killed a female officer with the Israeli border police and wounded a civilian guard at the Shuafat checkpoint near Jerusalem on Saturday night.
18-year-old Noa Lazar was killed in the attack which began just as Israelis were preparing to celebrate the Sukkot holiday, a time when visitors come to Jerusalem by the tens of thousands. The civilian guard who was wounded was initially listed in serious condition.
Police are looking for 22-year-old Udai Tamimi, a resident of the Shuafat refugee camp, as the prime suspect.
The shooter got out of a white vehicle near the checkpoint and opened fire on the soldiers at what The Times of Israel reported was “near point-blank range.” A large contingent of police, soldiers and Shin Bet security agents are enlisted in the search for Tamimi.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid sent condolences to Lazar’s family. “We will not be silent and we will not rest until we bring the abominable killers to justice,” he said.
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