Posted on 09/01/24
| News Source: Arutz-7
Three people were murdered and one was seriously wounded Sunday morning in a terrorist shooting attack near the Tarqumiya Checkpoint in the Hebron area, according to initial reports.
First responders are treating the wounded at the scene. The MDA reported that two victims were critically wounded and one seriously wounded, all of whom were treated at the scene. The two critically wounded victims were later declared dead.
Security forces reported that the vehicle used by the terrorists was abandoned shortly after the attack. The IDF stated "Following the initial report, terrorists arrived at the area of the Idna Tarqumiyah Junction and fired at a vehicle. There are three injured individuals of varying degrees at the scene. Security forces have begun to search for the terrorists."
Head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council Yaron Rosenthal responded to the attack: "Unfortunately, this morning we witnessed a serious attack on a bus in the area of Tarkumiya, which joins the car bombs on Shabbat and the explosive device that was detonated last week in the east of Gush Etzion. We must preemptively go out to a purge operation of the terrorist nests in the Hebron district and the surrounding area. Terror must not be allowed to rise up. I send my best wishes for a speedy recovery to the wounded and encourage the IDF soldiers who are fighting valiantly against terror."