A deadly shooting attack in the West Bank has claimed the lives of three Israeli civilians, including a police officer. Israeli authorities are conducting a manhunt for two suspected shooters linked to Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Israel i police officer, Master Sgt. Elad Yaakov Winkelstein and his sisters-in-law, Rachel Cohen and Aliza Raiz, were on Monday killed in an attack in the West Bank . Fox News reports that the incident occurred after gunmen opened fire on vehicles in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, according to The Times of Israel .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also vowed to capture the 'despicable murderers' behind a terror attack in the West Bank that left three Israelis dead, including a police officer. According to the report, the attack left eight others injured, including a 63-year-old bus driver. The Jerusalem Post also reported that the Israeli military has now launched a manhunt for two suspected shooters affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group. 'My wife and I send our deepest condolences to the families of the three people murdered in this morning's horrific attack and wish the injured a full recovery,' Netanyahu wrote on X. 'We will reach the despicable murderers and bring them to justice and everyone who helped them. No one will be spared.' An eyewitness who spoke to The Press Service of Israel called the attack a 'shooting spree.' 'I saw a Palestinian take out an M16 from his back window and aim it at vehicles and then I realized it was an attack,' he said. 'And I saw the vehicles turning around and all this chaos and then I realized they were coming at me in a second and I was next in line so I started shooting at them.
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