Israeli Defense Forces launch West Bank raid targeting Palestinian militants
Three terrorists wanted for previously attacking IDF forces were the targets of an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday morning. (Israeli Police/IDF)
A U.S. citizen has died in a terror attack in the West Bank, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides confirmed Monday.
"Sadly, I can confirm that a U.S. citizen was killed in one of the terror attacks in the West Bank tonight," Nides tweeted. "I pray for his family."
The Israeli army said Monday's attackers opened fire at an Israeli car near the Palestinian city of Jerico, hitting the motorist.
The assailants, traveling in one vehicle, then drove further and fired again, the army said. The attackers set their own vehicle afire and fled, setting off a manhunt.
Israeli security personnel stand as they guard a main junction, close to where Israeli police said two Israelis were killed, near Nablus, in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank, February 26, 2023. (REUTERS/Rami Amichay)
The Jerusalem Post has reported that the victim was a U.S.-Israeli dual-national.
The 27-year-old motorist was transferred from the scene to Hadassah Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries. His identity has not been released.
Violence has erupted in the West Bank after a Palestinian gunman shot and killed Israeli brothers Hillel and Yagel Yaniv, ages 21 and 19, from the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha. The gunman remained on the loose late Monday.
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The brothers' murder prompted Israeli settlers to rampage along the main thoroughfare in Hawara, which is used by both Palestinians and Israeli settlers.
Late Sunday, a 37-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli fire, two Palestinians were shot and wounded and another was beaten with an iron bar, Palestinian health officials said. Some 95 Palestinians were being treated for tear gas inhalation, according to medics.
Palestinians inspect scorched cars in a scrapyard, in the town of Hawara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Israel Palestine)
On Monday morning, the Hawara thoroughfare was lined with rows of burned-out cars and smoke-blackened buildings. Normally bustling shops remained shuttered. Palestinian media said some 30 homes and cars were torched.
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Earlier, Israel sent hundreds more troops to the northern West Bank to restore calm after Sunday's violence.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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