Israeli forces kill three Palestinian gunmen who opened fire in W.Bank - police

Source: Reuters

Israeli forces kill three Palestinian gunmen who opened fire in W.Bank - police

By Ammar Awad
November 16, 2023 6:59 AM EST Updated 32 min ago

NEAR BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Three suspected Palestinian assailants who opened fire at a checkpoint on a road between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday, wounding six Israeli security force members, were shot dead, Israeli police said.

At least two of the gunmen belonged to the Hamas militant group, according to Israel's domestic security service Shin Bet. Hamas did not immediately comment.

Police chief Yaakov Shabtai said the gunmen had planned a much bigger attack.

They arrived in a vehicle from the direction of Bethlehem, Shabtai told reporters at the scene, and opened fire when Israeli forces there began questioning them. They were killed when the Israeli forces shot back, he said.

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