Police issue prosecutor declaration against Ramot terrorist attackers

Police said on Tuesday that evidence suggests the suspect aided the terrorists directly and that an indictment from the prosecution is expected within the next few days.

Israel Police issued a police prosecutor declaration on Monday, the preparatory step before an indictment, against a man who aided the perpetrators of theRamot terrorist attack in which six people were killed, police announced on Tuesday.

On the morning of Monday, September 8, two Palestinians in their 20s from the West Bank arrived at the busy Ramot junction in Jerusalem by car. Many passersby were waiting at the bus stop of one of the city's busiest intersections.

The two walked onto the 62 bus line and began shooting at the passengers. They were apprehended by a soldier who was on site, along with civilians who took charge and killedthe terrorists. They were from el-Kubeida and Katanna, towns near Ramallah.

The Ramot terror attack

Six people were killed, and 21 others were wounded, as the entire area sustained heavy damage. The victims were Mordechai Steinsteg, Yaakov Pinto, Sarah Mendelson, Yosef David, Levi Yitzhak Pash, and Israel Mentzer.

Police said on Tuesday that evidence suggests the suspect aided the terrorists directly and that an indictment from the prosecution is expected within the next few days.

“Anyone who aids terror, even if they were not the ones to physically pull the trigger, carries in direct and equal responsibility for the consequences,” said police.