West Bank: Three Israelis killed by car and bus fire – Afans the perpetrators

Alarm today (06.01.2025) in , after gunmen opened fire on a car and bus in the city of Kentumin, resulting in three Israelis being killed and several more injured, his ambulance service (MDA) announced. Israel’s army broadcast via radio that military forces shut down all northern part villages on the West Bank, searching for suspects, appreciating that they have escaped to a nearby Palestinian village. CORVERSE For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the perpetrators and whoever helped them would be brought to justice. There was no direct comment from the Palestinian authorities on the West Bank. Hamas, the Islamist organization that controls the Gaza Strip and has a presence on the West Bank, referred to the attacks due to “a heroic response to the continuing crimes of occupation (including) of the genocide war in Gaza, ” but not taking responsibility. CORVERSE Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Kats, said he instructed the military to “act forcefully” against the attacks and said that whoever follows Hamas’s path to Gaza “will pay a heavy price” . REUTERS/Rami Amichay According to the MDA, two women aged about 60 and a man about 40 were declared dead at the point of attack, while seven passengers were injured, including the 63-year-old bus driver, whose health status is considered serious.