Five Israelis injured by gunfire in West Bank: reports

Israeli soldiers block the roads to Beit El after a Jewish settler is injured due to open fire from a passing by car in Ramallah, West Bank on April 25, 2023 [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency]

Five Israelis were injured in a drive-by shooting in the Occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to local media, Anadolu Agency reports.

A settler and four soldiers came under fire from a speeding car at the Rihan military checkpoint near Jenin, the Israeli public broadcaster, KAN, reported.

There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

Israeli forces launched a manhunt for the attackers.

KAN said the car used in the shooting was burnt down following the attack.

Israeli Channel 14 said the army sealed off the Palestinian town near the Rihan checkpoint, following the attack.

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