An alleged gunman from the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas opened fire Friday at an Israeli bus in the West Bank, injuring eight people, including four soldiers, reports say.
The incident near the settlement of Ariel ended when the attacker, identified by Hamas as 46-year-old Samer Hussein, was killed by Israeli troops.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, four IDF soldiers were lightly injured in the shooting attack and were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment. The armed terrorist opened fire at an Israeli bus in Gitti Avisar Junction, causing injuries and damage.
Images and video from the scene showed numerous bullet holes in the front windshield of the bus and a heavily damaged car on the side of the road. IDF soldiers eliminated the terrorist at the scene.
Hamas's armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, claimed that the assailant belonged to its ranks.
Tragic Incident in Gaza Strip
Elsewhere on Friday, two girls and a woman were crushed to death as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip.
The bodies of two girls aged 13 and 17, and a 50-year-old woman were taken to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. A doctor confirmed that they died from suffocation due to crowding at the al-Banna bakery.
Reports indicate that food prices have been soaring in the Gaza Strip following an attack on nearly 100 U.N. aid trucks that crossed over from Israel. A woman in Deir al-Balah mentioned that the price of flour has now climbed to more than $100 a bag, if it can even be found.
