Two Israelis were killed and several injured in a shooting attack in Chadera this evening. The shooters, reportedly two Arab Israelis from Umm al-Fahm, were shot dead by two undercover security forces who were eating dinner in the area.
Ten people were wounded and evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Chadera, according to the hospital. Two were in serious condition; three were in mild condition; and five were suffering from shock.
An Israeli Police spokesperson said the scene was one that officers haven’t witnessed in years—“a very serious attack.”
The spokesperson added that police are investigating the incident, as are the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is also conducting a situational assessment together with the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi; Shin Bet director Ronen Bar; commissioner of the Israel Police Kobi Shabtai; and the head of Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva.
Police blocked all entrances to the city and helicopters were monitoring the area due to suspicions that there might be a driver who brought the terrorists to the scene in the vicinity.
“This is a very serious incident,” said Magen David Adom EMT Viki Kelly, who was one of the first to arrive on the scene. “We saw six victims—some lying on the road and some on the sidewalk—all with bullet wounds. We performed a primary triage in the field, provided life-saving treatment and transferred [the wounded] to the hospital.”
“This is a difficult and painful evening for the city of Chadera and the State of Israel,” wrote Chadera’s Mayor Nir Ben Haim on Facebook shortly after the incident. “I would like to send on behalf of all the residents of the city condolences to the families of those killed and wish a speedy recovery to the wounded. Together with the security and welfare forces of the Chadera Municipality, we are assessing the situation on the ground and preparing to continue our activities tonight to restore security to the city’s residents.”
This is the second shooting attack in a week. Last week, four people were killed in Beer Sheva in a similar incident carried out by an Arab Israeli from the Bedouin town of Houra.
In total, there have been nine attacks since the start of March, murdering six Israelis and wounding more than two dozen others.
Sunday’s attack also took place against the backdrop of a meeting of foreign ministers from Israel, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates as part of the Negev Summit.
UPDATE: The terrorists are believed to be affiliated with ISIS, according to a number of sources.
Officials say that the attackers wielded 3 handguns with over 1,000 rounds of ammunition and 6 knives.
WATCH: Minister of Public Security Omer Bar Lev is heckled by MK Itamar Ben Gvir during a press conference at the scene of the terror attack:
WATCH: Footage of the attack:
“Reports suggested a large Israeli force entered the Arab city, located 20 kilometers northwest of Jenin, shortly after the identity of the perpetrators became known.”
I hope the Israeli government received permission first from Kirsten Gillabrand and Susan Rice before going in. The democrats don’t want Israel to escalate the tensions by defending their people. The Ukrainians are allowed and encouraged to defend their people, but not the Israelis. Wicked evil democrat party.
neutralized = taken to a revolving prison and will be out in a few weeks