November 29, 2024 Meet the Middle East

Israeli rescuers say eight hurt in bus shooting

A shooting at a bus near an Israeli settlement injured at least eight people on Friday in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli rescue service said.Violence in the West Bank has surged since the start of the Gaza war sparked by Hamas's attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, claimed responsibility for the attack, which left more than a dozen bullet holes in the windshield of the bus.The attack occurred at an intersection close to the settlement of Ariel, the Israeli military said in a statement.
Source: Al Monitor
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