Four Israeli soldiers were killed and 13 were wounded by an ISIS supporter during a vehicular attack in Jerusalem.

A large truck veered off of the road and crashed into pedestrians boarding off a bus in the Armon Hanatziv promenade on Sunday, January 8th. The attack was constructed intentionally by 28-year-old Fadi Qunbar.  3 of the victims who were killed were cadets in association with the Israel Defense Force, while the last victim was an officer. According to nearby witnesses, the truck accelerated as he hit the group, then put his car in reverse and ran over them a second time.

After an open investigation following the incident Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded that the assailant has connections with ISIS. Many other officers were wounded and had to seek medical attention.  Eventually, Qunbar was shot and killed by a nearby witness, Eitan Rund.

“In a fraction of a second during which I was speaking with one of the officers, I saw the truck plowing into us. After a few rolls on the grass, I saw the truck start to reverse and then I already understood that this was not an accident. I felt that my pistol was still on me, so I ran up to him and started emptying my clip. He went in reverse and again drove over the injured,” said by Rund, according to The Times Of Israel.

The four soldiers, including one male and three females, were later named as Lieutenant Yael Yekutiel (20) of Givatayim, Cadet Shir Hajaj (22) of Maaleh Adumim, Cadet Shira Tzur (20) from Haifa, and Cadet Erez Orbach (20) from Alon Shvut.

9 other suspects have been arrested; five of which are related to Qunbar. Since the vehicular attack, there have been many other terrorist attacks; most are concentrated in Afghanistan. Recently, a car bombing in Afghanistan has killed 38 people and injured at least 70 others.

“It is difficult to see these groups of people target innocent pedestrians. All I could hope for is that the terrorism could end so people can feel safer all around the world,” says Dillon Ponzo, a history major at Johns Hopkins University.

Recently, the United Nations Security Council condemned a proposal for Israel to utilize territory that they gained in the 1967 Six-Day War. The U.S’ failure to oppose has caused diplomatic tension between the two countries.