Wadi al-Haramiya shooting

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Not to be confused with Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack.

Wadi al-Haramiya shooting
Part of Israeli–Palestinian conflict
class=notpageimage| Location of Wadi al-Haramiya, West Bank
Native name	הפיגוע בוואדי חרמיה (2024)
Location	Wadi al-Haramiya, Benjamin Mountains, West Bank
Coordinates	32°00′05″N35°09′04″E / 32.0015°N 35.1512°E / 32.0015; 35.1512
Date	January 7, 2024
Attack type	Mass shooting
Deaths	3 Civilians
Injured	3, including two gunmen
No. of participants	2

On 7 January 2024, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a civilian vehicle moving along "The British Police cross section" between Route 60 and Route 465 near Wadi al-Haramiya. He targeted a vehicle with an Israeli license plate, killing a 30-year-old Arab-Israeli man from East Jerusalem. ^[1] A woman, also a resident of East Jerusalem, was severely injured, and died from her wounds two weeks later. ^[2]

Attack

At 7:27 in the morning of 7 January 2024, a drive-by shooting towards a civilian vehicle with an Israeli registration plate occurred on Wadi al-Haramiya. Half an hour later the victim was identified as Amar Mansur, an Arab-Israeli. The police later declared the attack was a terror attack. Dr. Lara Tannous, a pharmacist from East Jerusalem was seriously injured and died from her injuries on January 25. ^{[1] [2]}

Aftermath

Israeli police opened fire at two suspects at a West Bank checkpoint, hitting the two suspects and a police officer, as well as killing a four-year-old Palestinian girl in an adjacent vehicle. ^[3]

That night, Yamam forces arrested two doctors and a nurse in Ramallah as suspects of helping the shooters. ^[4]

See also

• Wadi al-Haramiya sniper attack (2002)

References

1. "Israeli Arab murdered in West Bank terror shooting attack". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
2. "Lara Tannous". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
3. Lidman, Melanie (2024-01-07). "Young Palestinian girl killed when Israeli police fire at suspected attackers in West Bank unrest". AP News . Retrieved 2024-04-29.
4. "Two doctors and male nurse arrested in Ramallah over Binyamin shooting attack". www.israelnationalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.