Shooting attack on bus carrying Israelis in occupied West Bank kills 3

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others. Violence has surged in the territory since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza ignited the ongoing war there.

The attack occurred in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, on one of the main east-west roads crossing the territory. Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said two women in their 60s and a man in his 40s were killed, and the military said it was looking for the attackers. 

Palestinians have carried out scores of shooting, stabbing and car-ramming attacks against Israelis in recent years. Israel has launched near-nightly military raids across the territory that frequently trigger gunbattle with militants. There has also been a sharp rise in attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers, leading the United States to impose sanctions. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “reach the despicable murderers” behind Monday's attack and “settle accounts with them and with everyone who assisted them. No one will be spared.”  

Hamas praised the attack in a statement but did not claim responsibility for it.