On 6 January 2024, three Palestinian gunman carried out a shooting attack on a bus and two cars in al-Funduq, northern West Bank.
2025 Al-Funduq shooting | |
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Part of the Israel-Hamas war | |
Location | Al-Funduq, Israeli-occupied West Bank |
Date | 6 January 2025 |
Target | Israelis |
Attack type | Mass shooting, terrorist attack |
Weapons | AK-style assault rifles |
Deaths | 3 |
Injured | 8 |
Perpetrator | Hamas[1] |
No. of participants | 3 |
Motive | Response to crimes committed by Israelis in the Gaza Strip |
Background
editTensions between Israel and the occupied West Bank have steadily increased since the 7 October 2023 attacks.
Attack
editThree Palestinian gunmen got out of their white Sedan armed with assault rifles and opened fire at close range on a bus and two cars traveling along Highway 55 in Al-Funduq. Three people were killed and eight others were injured, including at least one seriously.[1][2]
The attackers fled the scene after an armed civilian fired at them with a handgun. The Israel Defense Forces launched a manhunt to locate them using increased security and road blocks.
Victims
editThe victims were identified as 35-year-old police officer Master Sgt. Elad Yaakov Winkelstein, 73-year-old Aliza Rais and 70-year-old Rachel Cohen. Out of the eight injured people, the 63-year-old bus driver was transported to a hospital in serious condition.[3]
Perpetrators
editThe three Palestinian gunmen were from the Jenin area in the northern West Bank. Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack two days later. [2][4]
Aftermath
editIn response to the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that he approved operations for capturing attackers and a series of additional defensive and offensive operations in West Bank.[5][6] Following the attack, multiple reports emerged of Israeli settler retaliatory attacks against Palestinians in parts of the occupied West Bank.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Three Israelis killed in shooting attack in occupied West Bank". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ a b Fabian, Emanuel. "3 Israelis killed, 8 wounded in West Bank terror shooting; IDF hunting for gunmen". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ Fabian, Emanuel (January 6, 2025). "3 Israelis killed, 8 wounded in West Bank terror shooting; IDF hunting for gunmen". The Times Of Israel. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Fabian, Emanuel (January 8, 2025). "Hamas claims responsibility for deadly West Bank shooting attack this week". The Times Of Israel. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "Shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank kills 3". Associated Press. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "3 Israelis killed, 8 wounded in West Bank terror shooting; IDF hunting for gunmen". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ Nasser, Max Saltman, Mike Schwartz, Irene (2025-01-06). "Occupied West Bank rocked by day of violence as gunmen kill three Israeli settlers and reprisal attacks reported". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
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