A Palestinian terrorist shot and killed an Israeli father and son on Saturday in the Palestinian village of Hawara.
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Shay Silas Nigrekar, 60, and Aviad Nir, 28, had stopped at a local car wash, when a terrorist – who had reportedly heard that there were Israelis nearby – walked up to the car wash on foot, opened fire with a handgun and fled.
Video: Security footage of the Hawara car wash shooting / Free usage under Israeli copyright law (Section 27A)
The two victims were treated at the scene but were both soon pronounced dead.
The IDF launched a manhunt for the attacker and arrested the owner of the car wash on suspicion of collaborating with the terrorist.
Located just outside of Nablus in Samaria, Hawara has been the scene of multiple terror attacks against Israelis. Most recently, brothers Hallel, 21, and Yagel Yaniv, 19, were murdered while driving through the town.
Video: Footage of the arrest of the car wash owner / Credit: Arab media
The US State Department decried the attack, saying, "We unequivocally condemn today's [Saturday] terrorist attack in the West Bank that killed two Israelis. The United States expresses its condolences to their families and calls for immediate steps to end the violence and incitement to violence."
Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad both praised the shooting.
Since the beginning of 2023, 33 people (31 Israelis, one tourist, and one Gazan) have been killed in terror attacks, as well as 109 were injured, including seven security forces.
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