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A minimum of one individual was killed and several other others have been injured in a taking pictures Thursday morning close to a checkpoint within the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution.
Israeli police mentioned three Palestinians used computerized weapons to fireplace from a automobile towards a site visitors jam in entrance of the A-Zam checkpoint, which results in Jerusalem. All three attackers have been killed, police spokesman Eli Levy mentioned in a video assertion.
Hamas praised the taking pictures in an announcement, calling it a “pure response” to Israeli crimes in Gaza and the West Financial institution.
The checkpoint is on the primary freeway between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem, one in every of Israel's largest settlements within the West Financial institution.
Israel's emergency medical service mentioned the attackers had killed a person in his twenties. It mentioned 5 different folks have been being handled in hospitals for gunshot wounds and one was in important situation. Emergency medical providers acquired a name reporting pictures fired at round 7:30 a.m.
Mr. Levy known as the assault terrorism.
Final week, two folks have been killed and 4 others have been injured in a taking pictures at a bus station in central Israel, which Israeli officers additionally described as terrorism. The nation is on excessive alert after the Hamas-led assaults on October 7.
Adam Rasgon Contributed to the reporting.