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Israeli Family Attacked in West Bank, and 2 Are Killed | |
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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 attacks in a recent surge of violence. | |
Yehuda Glick, an official at Otniel, said witnesses had identified the slain men as a father and son, 45 and 18. The men were from Kiryat Arba, another Jewish settlement, Mr. Glick said. They were on their way to Meitar, a nearby Israeli town, to attend a prewedding meal known as the groom’s sabbath for a daughter in the family. | |
Five other members of the same family were wounded in the attack, said Dr. Tzvi Perry, a physician at the Soroka Medical Center in the nearby city of Beersheba, where the wounded were treated, The Associated Press reported. The mother and three young girls were hurt slightly, and another son sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. | |
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. | 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. |
In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his condolences and described the attackers as “vile murderers.” He added that Israel would continue to fight terrorism everywhere necessary. | In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his condolences and described the attackers as “vile murderers.” He added that Israel would continue to fight terrorism everywhere necessary. |
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 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 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 time, at least 85 Palestinians have been killed. Some were attacking or attempting to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians; others were killed during violent demonstrations. The latest were two Palestinian men killed in demonstrations on Friday, local media reported. A third Palestinian died on Friday from wounds sustained in clashes the previous day, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health. An additional 73 people were wounded in demonstrations in the West Bank and on the Gaza border, mostly from live fire. | During the same time, at least 85 Palestinians have been killed. Some were attacking or attempting to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians; others were killed during violent demonstrations. The latest were two Palestinian men killed in demonstrations on Friday, local media reported. A third Palestinian died on Friday from wounds sustained in clashes the previous day, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health. An additional 73 people were wounded in demonstrations in the West Bank and on the Gaza border, mostly from live fire. |
Palestinians and human rights advocacy groups have accused the Israeli police and security forces of adopting a shoot-to-kill policy, saying it amounts to extrajudicial execution of Palestinians 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 amounts to extrajudicial execution of Palestinians 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 and the smaller Palestinian group Islamic Jihad both praised it as “heroic.” |