Four Israelis, including a child, were killed Friday afternoon in two shooting attacks south of the West Bank city of Hebron. At least three of the dead were from the same family.
Israel's Channel Two TV reported that in the first attack, shots were fired at a car reached the Zif intersection. Three passengers in the vehicle were killed.
In the second attack, one Israeli was killed when shots were fired at a vehicle near the Carmel settlement. One person was seriously wounded and two others were moderately hurt.
Abu Dhabi Television said it had received a claim of responsibility from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed group with links to Fatah movement.
David Baker, an official in the office of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said Friday's attack was "graphic proof of the extent of Palestinian terror and how totally devoted they are to killing innocent Israeli civilians. "Israel is resolved to rid itself of the noose of terror hanging over us," Baker said. "No people can be expected to tolerate this terror and Israel will certainly not do so."
Earlier, Palestinians security officials said that a Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli troops while standing in his kitchen in the West Bank city of Qalqilyah. They said soldiers were firing live ammunition as they searched houses, and that the man had been hit in the head.
Also in Friday, Palestinians fired an anti-tank missile at an armored civilian bus on the Karni-Netzarim road in the Gaza Strip. The bus was heavily damaged but no injuries were reported. (Albawaba.com)
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