At least seven Jewish settlers have been wounded, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank, the army said.
The settlers were standing by a “hitchhiking station” near Ofra settlement, The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday.
A drive-by shooting wounded seven Israeli settlers at a bus stop near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Sunday night. pic.twitter.com/FEULTnXB3E
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The Israeli army said that the shots were fired from a passing Palestinian vehicle.
Israeli forces were still searching for the attacker, it said.
Drive-by shooting at #WestBank bus stop wounds seven Israeli settlers – https://t.co/zZeTuoJMKU #Palestine pic.twitter.com/KjnCb8MekW
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The rescue service said a 21-year-old woman was shot in her upper body and is in critical condition. The other wounded included two 16-year-old girls who were lightly hurt.
Ofra is built on land belonging to the villages of Silwan and Ein Yabroud.
(AJE, PC, Social Media)
