At least three were wounded in a shooting at a school bus and two vehicles, that occurred on Thursday morning on Route 90 adjacent to the town of Al-Auja in the West Bank. According to the MDA emergency services, one is in serious condition.
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The road to Al-Auja is now reportedly closed. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is reported at the scene, pursuing the terrorist.
"The MDA medics and paramedics provided medical treatment and referred the three injured to the Hadassah Hospital in Mount Scopus: a 30-year-old man in moderate to serious condition with gunshot wounds to his limbs, a 21-year-old man in mild condition with a gunshot wound to his limbs and a 13-year-old boy in mild condition with shrapnel wounds glass in his body," read the MDA statement.
Video: The site of the attack / Credit: Usage under Israeli Intellectual Property Law Section 27a
The bus drivers organization issued a statement, calling for increased bus security. "This is not the first time that buses and bus drivers have been attacked by gunfire."
"Buses are a symbol of the government and because of this, they are repeatedly attacked," continued the statement. "This is ongoing terrorism against the drivers and passengers. The time has come to promote bus security immediately so that every bus will have a security guard as it was in the past. The blood of the drivers and passengers must not be wasted."
This article was first published by i24NEWS
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