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| Maya and Rina Dee named as British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank shooting | Maya and Rina Dee named as British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank shooting |
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| Maya and Rina Dee were shot as they drove from their home in the settlement of Efrat to Tiberias | Maya and Rina Dee were shot as they drove from their home in the settlement of Efrat to Tiberias |
| Two British-Israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank have been named as Maya and Rina Dee. | Two British-Israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank have been named as Maya and Rina Dee. |
| The sisters were killed on Friday afternoon near the Hamra Junction in the north of the Jordan Valley, as they drove to Tiberias. | The sisters were killed on Friday afternoon near the Hamra Junction in the north of the Jordan Valley, as they drove to Tiberias. |
| Their mother, Leah, remains in a critical condition in hospital, local media reported. | Their mother, Leah, remains in a critical condition in hospital, local media reported. |
| Their car was driven off the road after being shot at by gunmen. | Their car was driven off the road after being shot at by gunmen. |
| Their father, a well-known rabbi, had been driving ahead in a separate vehicle. | |
| The family, originally from London, lived in the settlement of Efrat and were immigrants from the UK, the mayor said. | The family, originally from London, lived in the settlement of Efrat and were immigrants from the UK, the mayor said. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described the incident as a terror attack, sent his condolences to the family in a tweet naming the sisters. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described the incident as a terror attack, sent his condolences to the family in a tweet naming the sisters. |
| The UK's chief rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, said that "no words can describe the depth of our shock and sadness at the heart-breaking news". | |
| Writing on Twitter, he said the two sisters were the children of British rabbi Leo Dee and his wife Lucy, which is understood to be their mother Leah's English name. | |
| "They were much loved in the Hendon and Radlett communities in the UK as well as in Israel, and well beyond," he added. | |
| The Israeli military said after the shooting that troops were blocking roads in the area and searching for the attackers | The Israeli military said after the shooting that troops were blocking roads in the area and searching for the attackers |
| Also on Friday, an Italian tourist was killed and seven other people were wounded, including three Britons, in a suspected car-ramming attack in Tel Aviv. | Also on Friday, an Italian tourist was killed and seven other people were wounded, including three Britons, in a suspected car-ramming attack in Tel Aviv. |
| People gathering in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest controversial judicial reforms proposed by the Israeli government held a minute's silence for the sisters and the Italian tourist. | |
| Both incidents took place hours after Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas. | Both incidents took place hours after Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas. |
| The military said the strikes were a response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday, which it blamed on the group. | The military said the strikes were a response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday, which it blamed on the group. |
| That rocket barrage from Lebanon followed two nights of Israeli police raids at the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, which caused anger across the region. | That rocket barrage from Lebanon followed two nights of Israeli police raids at the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, which caused anger across the region. |
| Hamas did not claim it was behind the shooting of the British-Israeli women but praised it as "a natural response to [Israel's] ongoing crimes against the al-Aqsa mosque and its barbaric aggression against Lebanon and the steadfast Gaza". | Hamas did not claim it was behind the shooting of the British-Israeli women but praised it as "a natural response to [Israel's] ongoing crimes against the al-Aqsa mosque and its barbaric aggression against Lebanon and the steadfast Gaza". |
| Ramadan and Passover raise tensions at Jerusalem holy site | Ramadan and Passover raise tensions at Jerusalem holy site |
| After the two sisters were shot, Israel Police commissioner Kobi Shabtai called on all Israelis with firearms licences to start carrying their weapons. | After the two sisters were shot, Israel Police commissioner Kobi Shabtai called on all Israelis with firearms licences to start carrying their weapons. |
| Responding to the news of the sisters' deaths on Friday, the UK Foreign Office said: "We are saddened to hear about the deaths of two British-Israeli citizens and the serious injuries sustained by a third individual." | Responding to the news of the sisters' deaths on Friday, the UK Foreign Office said: "We are saddened to hear about the deaths of two British-Israeli citizens and the serious injuries sustained by a third individual." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Israel & the Palestinians | Israel & the Palestinians |
| Israel | Israel |
| Palestinian territories | Palestinian territories |
| West Bank | West Bank |