Two Israelis, including a baby girl, were shot dead and two others lightly injured Friday night by a Palestinian who infiltrated the West Bank settlement of Negohot, southwest of Hebron.
The Palestinian infiltrated the settlement around 9:30 P.M.. Armed with an M-16 assault rifle, he knocked on the door of one of the homes. A 30 year-old man who was visiting at the house opened the door and was critically wounded by the Palestinian attacker. He died a short time later.
The owner of the house and a soldier opened fire at the Palestinian, who tried to escape and while fleeing fired a number of rounds at the house, one of which hit and critically wounded a seven-month-old baby who also died a short while later.
Israeli forces that rushed to the scene killed the Palestinian.
The attack came as Jews in Israel were observing the first night of the Jewish New Year - which began at sundown Friday and lasts until Sunday evening.
"The Palestinians have started the Jewish New Year with another bloody terrorist attack," said David Baker, an official in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office. "It's obvious that they've taken a New Year's resolution to continue with their trail of terror against Israel. The Palestinian Authority still refuses to take the necessary steps to rein in the terror and prevent such attacks from happening." (Albawaba.com)
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