2 Israelis killed in West Bank shooting attack amid escalation
STORY: 2 Israelis killed in West Bank shooting attack amid escalation
DATELINE: April 8, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:29
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: OTHERS
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STORYLINE:
Two Israeli women were killed and another was seriously wounded in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning, Israeli authorities said amid a major escalation in the region.
Israel's military said that fire was opened from a Palestinian vehicle at an Israeli car at the Hamra Junction, a crossroad in the Jordan Valley. The perpetrator fled the scene, triggering a widespread manhunt.
Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical organization, said in a statement that three people were wounded by gunshots with two in their 20s dead at the scene and another in her 40s hospitalized by helicopter.
This incident was the latest in a major surge of violence in the region.
Overnight, Israel's Air Force launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon.
Israel said that the a
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