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Jerusalem mugger pulls knife at ATM, victim pulls gun
Arutz Sheva ^ | 6/9/26 9:06 Jlm Time | Hezki Baruch

Posted on 09/06/2026 11:08:13 AM PDT by Eleutheria5

An attempted robbery on Sunday evening on Kanfei Nesharim Street in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul neighborhood ended in a shooting.

According to witnesses at the scene, a civilian who was withdrawing cash from an ATM was attacked by a mugger armed with a knife. The victim pulled out his pistol and shot the mugger.

According to the witnesses, the civilian finished withdrawing cash when the robber approached him holding a knife and attempted to take the cash. In response, the civilian pulled out his gun and shot at the suspect.

The suspect, a 30-year-old man, was severely wounded. Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs evacuated the suspected thief to Sha'are Zedek Medical Center in severe condition with penetrating wounds.

Officers from the Moriah Police Station arrived at the scene and opened an investigation. Following an initial inquiry, police confirmed that the incident was an attempted robbery during which the suspect was shot by one of those involved.

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TOPICS: Humor; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: gun; jerusalem; knife; mugging

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To: Sarah Barracuda

Many of those soldiers sleep on the public buses with their rifles pointing into the aisle instead of up in the air. Not cool, even if the chamber’s empty and the safety’s on.


21 posted on 09/06/2026 12:40:11 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Everything and anything is a weapon, especially your mind.)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

Most likely.


22 posted on 09/06/2026 12:46:38 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Yep.


23 posted on 09/06/2026 12:46:55 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: FLT-bird

Yup.


24 posted on 09/06/2026 12:47:04 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: ComputerGuy

At all.


25 posted on 09/06/2026 12:47:44 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Grey182

lol. Sure


26 posted on 09/06/2026 2:24:29 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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