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| The scene of today’s Givat Asaf shooting [Hadas Parush/Flash90] |
There has been another shooting attack today (Thursday): reports say two Israelis were killed, two others were severely injured, one critically. The attack happened near the Palestinian Arab town of Silwad, on Route 60 near the Givat Asaf community, about two kilometers from Ofra, the site of the Sunday night shooting.
Times of Israel, quoting the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, says one gunman exited a vehicle along the Route 60 highway and opened fire at a group of soldiers and civilian Israelis before fleeing.
Two of the victims were declared dead at the scene. One of the injured, a 21-year-old male, is in critical life-threatening condition with a bullet wound to the head. he is receiving emergency care at Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital in Ein Kerem.
A female civilian is seriously injured and is getting emergency care at the trauma center of Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
The army has closed off the entrances to Ramallah and set up roadblocks throughout the area. Additional infantry battalions were sent into the West Bank both to defend roads and settlements and to conduct additional searches and arrests, the army said.
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