North India Statesman
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Three Israeli police officers were killed in firing on a vehicle by Palestinian terrorists in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. Israel has carried out large-scale raids here in recent days. The attackers are currently absconding. The attack took place on a road in the West Bank. The Israeli army has been firing with terrorists almost daily since the war in Gaza began. Police have confirmed that the three people killed were officers.
A terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the shooting
Police said one of the officers killed was Roni Shakuri, 61, from the southern town of Sderot near the Gaza border. His daughter, Mor, also a police officer, was killed in a battle with Hamas militants as they tried to take over the Sderot police station during the October 7 attack. A militant group calling itself the Khalil al-Rahman Brigades claimed responsibility for the shooting on Sunday. Hamas called the attack a natural response to the war in Gaza and demanded more.
One terrorist was killed on the spot
The army said Israeli forces surrounded a house in the nearby city of Hebron where the suspected attacker was believed to be hiding. The army said it killed one terrorist on the spot, but did not give further details. Violence has escalated in the West Bank and war has broken out there since Hamas launched an offensive from Gaza on October 7.
Palestinian attacks on Israel on the rise
The past 10 months have also seen a rise in violence against Palestinians and Palestinian attacks on Israel. In the 1967 Middle East war, Israel captured the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. The Palestinians want all three areas for their future state, but the last serious peace talks failed more than 15 years ago.
Israel built over 100 settlements in the West Bank
Israel has built more than 100 settlements in the West Bank, some of which resemble suburbs and small cities. More than 500,000 residents with Israeli citizenship live in the settlements, which most of the international community considers illegal. 3 million Palestinians live openly in the West Bank under Israeli military rule.
