​Three people were killed and over 50 wounded in a terror attack in Jerusalem shortly before noon.

​​The attack, at the junction of Jaffa Road and Sarei Yisrael Street set off a panic in the area, as traffic was halted, and hundreds of people fled through the streets. One bus was overturned, and another bus was heavily damaged. Cars were flattened and others overturned by the Caterpillar vehicle. One car was dragged several meters by the bulldozer before being crushed under the vehicle. A baby was pulled out by a passerby before the vehicle was crushed, with the child's mother still inside.

"The timing of this brutal terrorist attack, amidst continued negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, underscores the extent that the extremists will go to murder and maim Israeli civilians and destroy all efforts to secure peace and stability in the region. Moreover, this attack reveals, yet again, the malignant hatred for Israelis and gross zeal to commit acts of violence and terrorism that has disturbingly taken root in some parts of Palestinian society, which greatly threaten the prospects for genuine peace, reconciliation, and mutual understanding. Indeed, Hamas and other terrorist groups have already justified this vicious act of terrorism, inciting others and laying the groundwork for more violence, hatred, and suffering.

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