Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday to arrest the “despicable murderers” behind a terrorist attack in the West Bank that killed three Israelis, including a police officer.
Off-duty sergeant Elad Yaakov Winkelstein and his sisters-in-law Rachel Cohen and Aliza Rise were killed by gunmen who opened fire on their vehicle in the Palestinian village of al-Hunduq, an off-duty sergeant reported. The Times of Israel.
The attack left eight people injured, including a 63-year-old bus driver, and the Israeli military launched a search for two suspected gunmen affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, The Jerusalem Post reported.
“My wife and I extend our deepest condolences to the families of the three people killed in this morning's horrific attack and pray for the full recovery of the injured,” Netanyahu wrote on X. No one who helps them will be saved. ”
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On Monday, January 6, Israeli emergency response forces arrived at the scene of a terrorist attack in the West Bank. Terrorists opened fire on the bus and other vehicles, killing three Israelis. (Nadav Goldstein/TPS-IL)
a witness who spoke with israel news agency He called the attack a “mass shooting incident.”
“I saw a Palestinian take an M16 out the back window and point it at the vehicle, and I realized it was an attack,” he said. “And then I saw the vehicle turn around and this chaos was happening, and I immediately realized they were coming towards me, and I was next in line, so I started shooting at them. I did.”
“I'm a civilian and I have my own gun. If they had given me an M16, I think their situation would have been different,” the witness added.
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Three Israelis were killed and eight others were injured in a terrorist attack on a bus and other vehicles in the West Bank village of Al-Hunduq. (Nadav Goldstein/TPS-IL)
said a paramedic from Israel's Magen David Adom Emergency Medical Service. jerusalem post office It said the attack “spread across multiple scenes where vehicles and buses were hit by gunfire.”
“While searching for the first casualty, two women were found in the car. They were unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, and had gunshot wounds,” Avichai Ben Zuria said. “Approximately 150 meters away, there was a driver who was also struck by gunfire and lost consciousness. Unfortunately, a medical assessment determined that his injuries were severe and he had to be declared dead.”
According to the Jerusalem Post, Winkelstein is believed to be in her 40s, while Cohen, 73, is a school counselor and mother of five. Rise, 70, is also a school counselor, the newspaper added.
Israeli police officers on Monday, January 6, near the Palestinian village of al-Hunduq, after gunmen opened fire on cars and buses carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank, killing at least three people. The road was blocked. (AP/Naseer Nasser)
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According to the Associated Press, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas issued a statement praising the attack.
