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JERUSALEM — Two Israeli men were shot dead in a vehicle near Otniel, a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, and the Israeli authorities locked down a wide area as they searched for the assailant, the Israeli military and local news outlets reported. The shooting was one of the more serious incidents in a recent surge of violence.JERUSALEM — Two Israeli men were shot dead in a vehicle near Otniel, a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, and the Israeli authorities locked down a wide area as they searched for the assailant, the Israeli military and local news outlets reported. The shooting was one of the more serious incidents in a recent surge of violence.
Yehuda Glick, an official at Otniel, said witnesses had told him the two slain men were a father and son, 45 and 18. Mr. Gluck said they were from Kiryat Arba, another Jewish settlement, and were on their way to Meitar, a nearby Israeli town, to attend a pre-wedding meal known as the groom’s sabbath for men’s daughter and sister. Yehuda Glick, an official at Otniel, said witnesses told him that the two slain men were a father and son, 45 and 18. Mr. Glick said they were from Kiryat Arba, another Jewish settlement, and were on their way to Meitar, a nearby Israeli town, to attend a pre-wedding meal known as the groom’s sabbath for a daughter.
Local media reports said two more people, a woman and a 16-year-old youth, had been wounded in the attack.Local media reports said two more people, a woman and a 16-year-old youth, had been wounded in the attack.
Luba Samri, an Israeli police spokeswoman, said that the gunfire appeared to come from a passing vehicle, according to initial reports. Local media outlets said the Israeli forces were searching particularly around Doura and Yatta, two large Palestinian towns in the area. Luba Samri, an Israeli police spokeswoman, said the gunfire appeared to have come from a passing vehicle, according to initial reports. Local media outlets said the Israeli forces were searching particularly around Doura and Yatta, two large Palestinian towns in the area.
The attack appeared similar to one on Oct. 1 near Itamar, a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank, in which a couple were killed in front of their four young children. That attack was one of the first in the recent flare-up of violence, demonstrations and Palestinian anger.The attack appeared similar to one on Oct. 1 near Itamar, a Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank, in which a couple were killed in front of their four young children. That attack was one of the first in the recent flare-up of violence, demonstrations and Palestinian anger.
Knives rather than guns have been the usual weapons in recent attacks on Israelis; in the month of October, there were seven recorded shootings, compared with 65 stabbings.Knives rather than guns have been the usual weapons in recent attacks on Israelis; in the month of October, there were seven recorded shootings, compared with 65 stabbings.
The attack on Friday took place near Hebron in the southern West Bank, which has emerged as a locus of the uprising. It brought the number of Israelis killed in the latest surge of violence to 13.The attack on Friday took place near Hebron in the southern West Bank, which has emerged as a locus of the uprising. It brought the number of Israelis killed in the latest surge of violence to 13.
During the same period of time, at least 85 Palestinians have been killed. Some of them were attacking or attempting to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians; others were killed during violent demonstrations in the West Bank, in East Jerusalem or on the border with Gaza. The latest was a Palestinian man who was killed during a demonstration in Hebron on Friday, local media reported.During the same period of time, at least 85 Palestinians have been killed. Some of them were attacking or attempting to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians; others were killed during violent demonstrations in the West Bank, in East Jerusalem or on the border with Gaza. The latest was a Palestinian man who was killed during a demonstration in Hebron on Friday, local media reported.
Palestinians and human rights advocacy groups have accused the Israeli police and security forces of adopting a shoot-to-kill policy, saying it amounted to extrajudicial execution of Palestinians who were suspected of stabbings or attempted stabbings of Israelis.Palestinians and human rights advocacy groups have accused the Israeli police and security forces of adopting a shoot-to-kill policy, saying it amounted to extrajudicial execution of Palestinians who were suspected of stabbings or attempted stabbings of Israelis.
No group had claimed responsibility for the shooting attack by Friday evening, though the militant group Hamas praised the attack as “heroic.”No group had claimed responsibility for the shooting attack by Friday evening, though the militant group Hamas praised the attack as “heroic.”