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| Israeli woman shot dead in attack on car in southern West Bank | Israeli woman shot dead in attack on car in southern West Bank |
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| The car was hit by gunfire from a passing vehicle was it drove along a highway | The car was hit by gunfire from a passing vehicle was it drove along a highway |
| An Israeli woman has been killed and a man seriously wounded when their car was shot at south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, officials say. | An Israeli woman has been killed and a man seriously wounded when their car was shot at south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, officials say. |
| Two dozen bullets were reportedly fired from a passing vehicle on a highway near the settlement of Beit Hagai. | Two dozen bullets were reportedly fired from a passing vehicle on a highway near the settlement of Beit Hagai. |
| The woman has been named as Batsheva Nagari. A girl who was also in the car, said to be her daughter, was unharmed. | |
| The Israeli military said its soldiers were pursuing the suspects and that roadblocks had been set up in the area. | |
| Palestinian media reported they had encircled Hebron and were questioning Palestinians trying to enter or leave the city. | Palestinian media reported they had encircled Hebron and were questioning Palestinians trying to enter or leave the city. |
| Ms Nigri was a mother of three and nursery teacher who lived in Beit Hagai, according to Israeli media. | Ms Nigri was a mother of three and nursery teacher who lived in Beit Hagai, according to Israeli media. |
| She and her six-year-old daughter had hitched a ride to their home from the man driving the car, reports said. | She and her six-year-old daughter had hitched a ride to their home from the man driving the car, reports said. |
| The Palestinian militant group Hamas praised the attack, calling it a "natural response" to Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. | The Palestinian militant group Hamas praised the attack, calling it a "natural response" to Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank. |
| It comes amid another spike in violence in the West Bank. | It comes amid another spike in violence in the West Bank. |
| On Saturday, an Israeli man and his son were shot dead by a suspected Palestinian gunman at a car wash near the northern village of Huwara. | On Saturday, an Israeli man and his son were shot dead by a suspected Palestinian gunman at a car wash near the northern village of Huwara. |
| On Friday, Israeli forces shot a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in the head in occupied East Jerusalem, leaving him seriously wounded. Police alleged he had tried to throw a petrol bomb during a raid in the Silwan area. | |
| Elsewhere that day, video showed an apparently unarmed Palestinian man said to suffer from mental health problems being shot in the leg by Israeli troops during a protest near Israel's separation barrier in Qalqilya. | Elsewhere that day, video showed an apparently unarmed Palestinian man said to suffer from mental health problems being shot in the leg by Israeli troops during a protest near Israel's separation barrier in Qalqilya. |
| There have been dozens of Israeli army raids into Palestinian cities this year as well as violence by Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian homes and Palestinian attacks on Israelis, | There have been dozens of Israeli army raids into Palestinian cities this year as well as violence by Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian homes and Palestinian attacks on Israelis, |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Israel & the Palestinians | Israel & the Palestinians |
| Israel | Israel |
| Palestinian territories | Palestinian territories |
| West Bank | West Bank |