An eight-year-old Israeli boy has died in hospital a day after he was rammed by a car in a terror attack at a bus stop.

Tragic Asher Menahem Paley died from his injuries in Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on 11th February, a day after the attack.

His younger brother, six-year-old Yaakov Yisrael Paley, was killed instantly in the ramming.

A third victim – 20-year-old Alter Shlomo Lederman – was also killed in the attack.

The killer was identified as Hussein Qaraqa, 31, a Palestinian from East Jerusalem who had reportedly just been released from a psychiatric hospital.

Asher and his family had been waiting at the bus stop in the ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood of Ramot when Qaraqa ploughed through the queue.

His older brother, 10-year-old Moshie, sustained minor injuries and has already been discharged from Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.

At the time of reporting, their 42-year-old father remained in hospital in a “moderate” condition.

Two men in their twenties also remain hospitalised in a serious condition.

Although it is thought Qaraqa is mentally ill, police are treating the case as a terrorist attack and have arrested 10 members of his family.

According to reports, his social media include posts praising attacks against Israelis and expressing support for Palestinian Islamic militants.

In a statement obtained by Newsflash, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel said: “Asher Menahem Paley (8), of Jerusalem, was critically wounded in the car-ramming attack that took place around 2 p.m. on Friday (10 February 2023), when a terrorist drove his car directly into a crowd of people waiting at a bus stop in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot.

“He was transferred to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, where despite the medical team’s efforts, he succumbed to his wounds today. (Saturday, 11 February).

“Three people were killed in the attack, including Asher Menahem’s six-year-old brother Yaakov Yisrael. Their father, who was also at the bus stop, was injured in the attack.

“In a funeral attended by hundreds of mourners, Asher Menahem was laid to rest at Jerusalem’s Har HaMenuchot Cemetery on Saturday night alongside his brother. He is survived by his parents and six siblings.”