3 killed in West Bank 'shooting spree' including Israeli police officer: reports
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing Monday to capture the “despicable murderers” behind a terror attack in the West Bank that left three Israelis dead, including a police officer. 

Off-duty Master Sgt. Elad Yaakov Winkelstein and sisters-in-law Rachel Cohen and Aliza Raiz were killed by gunmen who opened fire on vehicles in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, according to The Times of Israel. 

The attack left eight others injured – including a 63-year-old bus driver – and the Israeli military has launched a manhunt for two suspected shooters affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, the Jerusalem Post reported. 

“My wife and I send our deepest condolences to the families of the three people murdered in this morning’s horrific attack and wish the injured a full recovery,” Netanyahu wrote on X. “We will reach the despicable murderers and bring them to justice and everyone who helped them. No one will be spared.” 

Israeli bus

Three Israelis were killed and eight were injured following a terrorist attack on a bus and other vehicles in the West Bank village of Al-Funduq. (Nadav Goldstein/TPS-IL)

A paramedic with Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency medical service told the Jerusalem Post that the attack “spread across multiple scenes where vehicles and a bus were hit by gunfire.” 

“During our initial searches for casualties, we found 2 women … in a vehicle, unconscious without pulse or breathing, with gunshot wounds,” Avichai Ben Zuria said. “About 150 meters away, there was an unconscious driver who also suffered gunshot wounds. After medical assessments, unfortunately, their injuries were severe, and we had to pronounce them deceased.” 

Winkelstein is described as being in his 40s, while Cohen, 73, is a school counselor and mother of five children, according to the Jerusalem Post. Raiz, who is 70, is a school counselor as well, the outlet added. 

Israeli police in West Bank

Israeli policemen block a road after gunmen opened fire on cars and a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank, killing at least three people, near the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq on Monday, Jan. 6. (AP/Nasser Nasser)

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas released a statement praising the attack, The Associated Press reported.

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