One Israeli was killed and eight others were injured in a shooting operation in Ma’ale Adumim, according to Magen David Adom (the Red Star of David). The incident occurred when Palestinians exited a car and opened fire on vehicles stuck in a traffic jam in the area.
Scenes from the location of the operation against Israeli soldiers at Al Zaim military checkpoint in occupied Jerusalem, where one soldier was neutralized and 8 others wounded, two of whom are in critical condition.
The operation comes as Israel continues to carry out… pic.twitter.com/rY6jgI0B8q
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Three of the injuries are critical, while three others are described as moderate. The Palestinians who carried out the operation were armed with rifles, makeshift submachine guns, and a grenade.
Israeli police are currently searching the area, fearing the possibility of another shooter on the loose. The settlement of Ma’ale Adumim, where the attack took place, is built on the ruins of Palestinian towns al-Eizariya and Abu Dis.
BREAKING|One Israeli soldier has been neutralized and eight others wounded in a retaliation attack on a military checkpoint in eastern occupied Jerusalem.
The attack, which was carried out by three men from Bethlehem, comes amidst a wide-scale Israeli wave of attacks against… pic.twitter.com/bSL4diGdAi
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 22, 2024
According to Israeli media “two of the ‘gunmen’ were shot by security forces at the scene, while the third initially fled, before also being shot a short while later, following police searches in the area,” they said.
Source: Israeli media (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
