The shooting appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks by Arab militants in the run-up to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the anniversary of last year’s war in Gaza. Israeli media reported that the perpetrator was a Palestinian from the West Bank. The two previous attacks, carried out by Israeli Arab citizens, inspired by the extremist organization Islamic State, have raised concerns about further violence. Israel is “standing in the face of a wave of murderous Arab terrorism,” said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. He vowed to fight it “with perseverance, stubbornness and an iron fist.” He held an emergency meeting of senior security officials and scheduled a meeting of his security cabinet on Wednesday. The Israeli authorities have not yet determined whether the series of attacks was organized or whether the attackers acted individually. The Israeli army has announced it will deploy additional troops to the West Bank, and the police chief has raised the level of national preparedness to the highest level. An amateur video broadcast on Israeli television appeared to show a gunman in a black shirt armed with a gun stopping a moving vehicle and shooting the driver. Another showed him chasing a cyclist, with the gun appearing to be blocking as he tried to shoot. Tuesday’s shootings took place at two locations in Bnei Brak, a pro-Orthodox city just east of Tel Aviv. Police said the preliminary investigation found that the gunman was armed with a rifle and opened fire on passers-by before being shot by police at the scene. The Magen David Adom paramedic confirmed that five people had been killed. Police said one of the victims was a police officer who arrived at the scene and implicated the perpetrator. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Ganj wrote on Twitter that the security forces “will work by all means to restore security on Israeli roads and a sense of security to the people.” Israeli media reported that the suspected gunman was a 27-year-old Palestinian from the city of Yabad in the North West Bank. Police did not immediately release information about the suspect. In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the attack, saying that the killing of Israeli or Palestinian civilians “only leads to further deterioration and instability, which we are all trying to achieve, especially as we approach it.” Ramadan and the Christian and Jewish holidays. ” He said the violence “confirms that lasting, comprehensive and just peace is the quickest way to provide security and stability for the Palestinian and Israeli peoples”. No Palestinian group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamist militant group Hamas praised the “heroic operation”, but did not take responsibility. Mosques in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip were screaming “God is great” celebrating the attack. Israel has taken steps in recent weeks to defuse tensions and avoid a repeat of last year, when clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem ended in an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas. But the new wave of violence greatly complicates these efforts. On Sunday, a gunman killed two young police officers during a shooting in the central city of Hadera, and last week, a lone gunman killed four people in a car and knife attack in the southern city of Beersheba. Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli security forces raided the homes of at least 12 Arab civilians and arrested two suspected Islamic State militants in a crackdown that sparked recent deadly attacks. Hours before the raid, Bennett said the recent attacks inside Israel signaled a “new situation” that required heightened security. Law enforcement officials said 31 homes and locations were searched overnight in northern Israel, an area where gunmen had attacked Khandera. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two previous attacks. All the attacks took place shortly before Ramadan, which begins later this week, and as Israel, Israel hosted a high-profile meeting this week between the foreign ministers of the four Arab nations and the United States. All four Arab nations – Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates – along with the United States, have condemned the killings. Ramadan is expected to begin on Saturday. Fatal IS attacks inside Israel and attacks by Israeli Arab civilians are rare. The group operates mainly in Iraq and Syria, where it has recently stepped up attacks on security forces. It no longer controls any area, but operates through sleep cells. IS has carried out attacks on Israeli troops in the past and has branches in Afghanistan and other countries.
title: “Gunman Kills 5 In Mass Shooting Spree In Central Israel " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-06” author: “Cheryl Smart”
The shooting appeared to be the latest in a series of attacks by Arab militants in the run-up to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the anniversary of last year’s war in Gaza. Israeli media reported that the perpetrator was a Palestinian from the West Bank. The two previous attacks, carried out by Israeli Arab citizens, inspired by the extremist organization Islamic State, have raised concerns about further violence. Israel is “standing in the face of a wave of murderous Arab terrorism,” said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. He vowed to fight it “with perseverance, stubbornness and an iron fist.” He held an emergency meeting of senior security officials and scheduled a meeting of his security cabinet on Wednesday. The Israeli authorities have not yet determined whether the series of attacks was organized or whether the attackers acted individually. The Israeli army has announced it will deploy additional troops to the West Bank, and the police chief has raised the level of national preparedness to the highest level. An amateur video broadcast on Israeli television appeared to show a gunman in a black shirt armed with a gun stopping a moving vehicle and shooting the driver. Another showed him chasing a cyclist, with the gun appearing to be blocking as he tried to shoot. Tuesday’s shootings took place at two locations in Bnei Brak, a pro-Orthodox city just east of Tel Aviv. Police said the preliminary investigation found that the gunman was armed with a rifle and opened fire on passers-by before being shot by police at the scene. The Magen David Adom paramedic confirmed that five people had been killed. Police said one of the victims was a police officer who arrived at the scene and implicated the perpetrator. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Ganj wrote on Twitter that the security forces “will work by all means to restore security on Israeli roads and a sense of security to the people.” Israeli media reported that the suspected gunman was a 27-year-old Palestinian from the city of Yabad in the North West Bank. Police did not immediately release information about the suspect. In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the attack, saying that the killing of Israeli or Palestinian civilians “only leads to further deterioration and instability, which we are all trying to achieve, especially as we approach it.” Ramadan and the Christian and Jewish holidays. “ He said the violence “confirms that lasting, comprehensive and just peace is the quickest way to provide security and stability for the Palestinian and Israeli peoples”. No Palestinian group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamist militant group Hamas praised the “heroic operation”, but did not take responsibility. Mosques in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip were screaming “God is great” celebrating the attack. Israel has taken steps in recent weeks to defuse tensions and avoid a repeat of last year, when clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem ended in an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas. But the new wave of violence greatly complicates these efforts. On Sunday, a gunman killed two young police officers during a shooting in the central city of Hadera, and last week, a lone gunman killed four people in a car and knife attack in the southern city of Beersheba. Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli security forces raided the homes of at least 12 Arab civilians and arrested two suspected Islamic State militants in a crackdown that sparked recent deadly attacks. Hours before the raid, Bennett said the recent attacks inside Israel signaled a “new situation” that required heightened security. Law enforcement officials said 31 homes and locations were searched overnight in northern Israel, an area where gunmen had attacked Khandera. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two previous attacks. All the attacks took place shortly before Ramadan, which begins later this week, and as Israel, Israel hosted a high-profile meeting this week between the foreign ministers of the four Arab nations and the United States. All four Arab nations – Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates – along with the United States, have condemned the killings. Ramadan is expected to begin on Saturday. Fatal IS attacks inside Israel and attacks by Israeli Arab civilians are rare. The group operates mainly in Iraq and Syria, where it has recently stepped up attacks on security forces. It no longer controls any area, but operates through sleep cells. IS has carried out attacks on Israeli troops in the past and has branches in Afghanistan and other countries.
