A man and a pregnant woman were seriously wounded in a terror shooting attack in the West Bank near Brukhin on Wednesday evening, the IDF confirmed. Following the attack, IDF soldiers launched a manhunt for the suspect and are currently conducting searches in the area.
Medical teams are reportedly working to save the life of the unborn baby.
The terrorists opened fire initially at three cars, and one of them was hit, injuring the two civilians inside, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
At 22:01, Magen David Adom (MDA) received a report at its 101 emergency dispatch center about a woman wounded by gunfire on Route 446.
Following a shooting attack targeting a vehicle on Route 446, MDA medics and paramedics began providing medical treatment and referring the 30-year-old woman in critical condition, with gunshot wounds, and the 40-year-old man in serious condition, fully conscious, with gunshot wounds, to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, MDA announced.
Reactions to the terrorist attack
Following the terror attack, Israeli politician Naftali Bennett said on X/Twitter: "I pray with all my heart for them. Let there be no doubt: if there is no security in Samaria, there will be no security in Tel Aviv either. The enemy wants to murder us everywhere. We must eliminate it."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the attack on Thursday morning, saying he was deeply shocked. "This despicable event reflects exactly the difference between us and the vile terrorists whose goal in life is to kill us. I trust that the security forces, even in this case, will quickly reach the murderers and bring them to justice, along with everyone who helped them."
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Netanyahu to restore all West Bank checkpoints following the attack. "I call on the Prime Minister to instruct the IDF to immediately and permanently restore all checkpoints in Judea and Samaria, and to fulfill his commitment to promote the enactment of the death penalty for terrorists. I wish a speedy recovery to those injured in the heinous attack and pray together with the entire people of Israel for their healing."