The European Union on Sunday condemned the murder of four young Israelis in a vehicle-ramming terrorist attack by a Palestinian in Jerusalem.

‘’This afternoon four Israelis were killed and many more injured in what appears to have been a deliberate terror attack by a truck driver on a group of people gathered in the Armon Hanatziv promenade,’’ EU spokesperson Maja Kosijancic said in a statement.

‘’The European Union condemns the murder of these four young Israelis, as well as any praise or incitement for terrorist acts. We extend our sincere condolences to the families of the victims and hope that those injured will make a full recovery,’’ she said.

‘’There can be no justification for such a crime: the EU will continue to work with those who seek peace and denounce those who pursue violence and terror,’’ she added.

The truck rammed into a group of soldiers on the promenade in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Police chief Roni Alsheich called the incident a vehicular terror attack.

The soldiers were getting off a bus at the promenade, a popular tourist spot in southern Jerusalem, when a large flatbed truck ran into them.

At least 16 more people were injured, two of them very seriously, according to Jerusalem hospitals.

The four vicxtims — three women and one man — 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.

The driver of the truck was identified as Fadi al-Qanbar, a resident of the capital’s Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, according to Arab media. The truck, with Israeli license plates, came from the direction of that neighborhood, which is adjacent to the promenade.

He was in his late 20s, married with four children, and had served time in Israeli jail, Channel 2 said. He bought the truck last year.