Israeli bus stop shooting operation: 2 killed, 4 injured

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
16 Feb 2024 15:07
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Israeli forces continue to pursue one of those who carried out the "Kiryat Malakhi" operation in occupied Palestine.

A body lies at the bus stop as Israeli police investigate the site of a shooting operation at the "Masmiya-Re'em" junction to the north of "Kiryat Malakhi" in southwest occupied Palestine, February 16, 2024. (AP)

Two Israeli settlers were killed, while four others were injured, including two severely, in a shooting operation near the northeast of "Ashkelon".

The operation took place on a major road linking the occupation's cities and settlements at a bus stop to the north of "Kiryat" Malakhi, in the occupied '48 territories. The "Ram" intersection where the shooting took place was described as "central" to Israeli commuting routes by Israeli media outlets.

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Initial reports also indicated that those who carried out the operation drove by a bus stop and fired their weapons toward it, resulting in six casualties.

Israeli media outlets also reported that one of the people suspected of conducting the attack was shot and killed, while three helicopters continued to chase another person allegedly involved in the operation.

Israeli occupation forces were deployed at the entrances of "Kiryat Malakhi", in southwest occupied Palestine, as Israeli authorities sought to rule out the presence of others who participated in the operation. Settlers in "Kiryat Malakhi" were ordered to remain indoors and not exit the colonial outpost.

The attack comes after months of relentless and unprecedented Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. It also follows the Israeli government's threats to invade the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, Rafah, which is estimated to host more than 1.4 million Palestinian, forcibly displaced by the aggression in Khan Younis, the central Gaza Strip, Gaza City, and the northern Gaza Strip.

Moreover, Palestinian Resistance factions have warned against the stalling of mediated talks for a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange deal, with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) announcing the relaunching of its armed wing in the occupied West Bank, promising to confront the occupation in the heart of "Israel" earlier this week.