2025 al-Funduq shooting

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2025 Al-Funduq shooting
Part of the Israel-Hamas war
Location Al-Funduq, Israeli-occupied West Bank
Date6 January 2025
TargetIsraelis
Attack type
Mass shooting, terrorist attack
Weapons AK-style assault rifles
Deaths3
Injured8
Perpetrator Hamas [1]
No. of participants
3
MotiveResponse to crimes committed by Israelis in the Gaza Strip

On 6 January 2024, three Palestinian gunman carried out a shooting attack on a bus and two cars in al-Funduq, northern West Bank.

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Background

Tensions between Israel and the occupied West Bank have steadily increased since the 7 October 2023 attacks.

Attack

Three Palestinian gunmen got out of their white Sedan armed with assault rifles and opened fire at close range on a bus and two cars traveling along Highway 55 in Al-Funduq. Three people were killed and eight others were injured, including at least one seriously. [1] [2]

The attackers fled the scene after an armed civilian fired at them with a handgun. The Israel Defense Forces launched a manhunt to locate them using increased security and road blocks.

Victims

The victims were identified as 35-year-old police officer Master Sgt. Elad Yaakov Winkelstein, 73-year-old Aliza Rais and 70-year-old Rachel Cohen. Out of the eight injured people, the 63-year-old bus driver was transported to a hospital in serious condition. [3]

Perpetrators

The three Palestinian gunmen were from the Jenin area in the northern West Bank. Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack two days later. [2] [4]

Aftermath

In response to the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that he approved operations for capturing attackers and a series of additional defensive and offensive operations in West Bank. [5] [6] Following the attack, multiple reports emerged of Israeli settler retaliatory attacks against Palestinians in parts of the occupied West Bank. [7]

See also

Highway 4 shooting

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References

  1. 1 2 "Three Israelis killed in shooting attack in occupied West Bank". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  2. 1 2 Fabian, Emanuel. "3 Israelis killed, 8 wounded in West Bank terror shooting; IDF hunting for gunmen". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  3. Fabian, Emanuel (January 6, 2025). "3 Israelis killed, 8 wounded in West Bank terror shooting; IDF hunting for gunmen". The Times Of Israel . Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  4. Fabian, Emanuel (January 8, 2025). "Hamas claims responsibility for deadly West Bank shooting attack this week". The Times Of Israel . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  5. "Shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank kills 3". Associated Press . Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  6. "3 Israelis killed, 8 wounded in West Bank terror shooting; IDF hunting for gunmen". The Times of Israel . Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  7. Nasser, Max Saltman, Mike Schwartz, Irene (2025-01-06). "Occupied West Bank rocked by day of violence as gunmen kill three Israeli settlers and reprisal attacks reported". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)