{"id":34228,"date":"2017-01-09T14:24:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T20:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=34228"},"modified":"2017-01-10T05:51:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T11:51:00","slug":"jta-2-soldiers-killed-in-jerusalem-truck-ramming-attack-are-us-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/jta-2-soldiers-killed-in-jerusalem-truck-ramming-attack-are-us-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"2 soldiers killed in Jerusalem truck-ramming attack are US citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JERUSALEM (JTA) \u2014 Two of the four Israeli soldiers killed in the truck-ramming attack in eastern Jerusalem were American citizens.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34230\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/jerusalem-attack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34230\" class=\"wp-image-34230 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/jerusalem-attack-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"The scene of a where a truck rammed in a group of Israeli soldiers, killing at least four in a suspected vehicle-ramming attack, in the Armon haNatsiv neighborhood of jerusalem. At least 15 more people were injured in the terror attack. January 08, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/jerusalem-attack-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/jerusalem-attack.jpg 880w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/198;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34230\" class=\"wp-image-34230 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/jerusalem-attack-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"The scene of a where a truck rammed in a group of Israeli soldiers, killing at least four in a suspected vehicle-ramming attack, in the Armon haNatsiv neighborhood of jerusalem. At least 15 more people were injured in the terror attack. January 08, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/jerusalem-attack-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/jerusalem-attack.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-34230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medics attending to the injured at the scene where a truck rammed a group of Israeli soldiers in eastern Jerusalem, Jan. 8, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The soldiers were buried Monday in separate cemeteries a day after the attack on the promenade in the Arnon Hatnatziv neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Erez Orbach, 20, of Alon Shvut in the Etzion bloc south of Jerusalem was an American citizen, Haaretz reported, citing a U.S. Embassy official. He holds U.S. citizenship through his mother, according to the newspaper, citing a family member. Orbach was the oldest of six brothers.<\/p>\n<p>Shira Tzur, 20, of Haifa, had American-born parents, according to Haaretz, which cited a soldier in her unit.<\/p>\n<p>The others killed were Yael Yekutiel of Givatayim and Shir Hajaj, 22, of Maale Adumim.<\/p>\n<p>The soldiers were on an educational trip along with several other groups.\u00a0They had just gotten off a bus in the promenade when the driver of the truck, a resident of the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, drove into them, reversing back over the bodies after he had hit them.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited some of the injured soldiers on Monday morning. 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