A coordinated shooting attack left one dead and five injured in the Sharon region, in central Israel, this Sunday (7), in a sequence of actions that covered at least four locations close to the Green Line, the border that separates Israel from the occupied West Bank.
The attack began at a gas station near the entrance to Kochav Yair, where two people were shot, one in serious condition and the other in moderate condition. The assailants continued towards Tzur Yitzhak, where two more injured people were found. The deadliest stage occurred on Highway 5533, near Tzur Natan, where a man in his 30s was shot dead and another was seriously injured.
Israeli security forces “neutralized” a suspect after locating a vehicle used in the attack, according to police, who said they were also searching the area to see if there were others involved. An Israeli security source identified the suspect as an Israeli citizen from Tayibe, an Arab city located north of Kochav Yair.
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The victims were taken to Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva and Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carried out an assessment of the situation after the attack, according to a statement from his office.
Hamas released a statement praising what it called a “heroic” attack in the Kochav Yair region, describing the action as a response to “ongoing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip and crimes in the West Bank.”
The episode occurs at a time of high tension in the region, with ongoing clashes between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and instability in the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
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(with Reuters and CNN)
