Three people were murdered and six were wounded when terrorists opened fire from a passing vehicle at a bus and a car on Highway 55 between Karnei Shomron and Kedumim in Samaria Monday morning.
Magen David Adom (MDA) initially reported that six people were wounded in the attack. Two women in their 60s were critically wounded and could not be resuscitated. A man was also killed.
MDA EMT Zur Goldenberg, who was the first to arrive at the scene of the attack, stated, "I was driving the ambulance in Wadi Qana, very close to the location, and arrived at the scene of the attack within two minutes. I saw military forces at the site and noticed two private vehicles with two women inside who had been shot and were unconscious. In another vehicle, there was an unconscious man, and nearby was a bus with shattered windows from gunfire. Together with the EMT who was with me, we began triaging the injured, and large MDA forces arrived at the scene."
United Hatzalah EMTs Haim Kreif and Daniel Eshel reported from the scene, "Tragically, two women in their 60s and a man around 40 years old, who were in the vehicles struck by gunfire, were pronounced dead at the scene. Additionally, with assistance from United Hatzalah ambulance teams and medics from nearby towns, we provided initial medical treatment to seven passengers from a bus that was also hit in the attack."
Significant numbers of security and medical forces are at the scene of the attack. A search is underway for the terrorists.
The IDF stated, "Following the initial report, terrorists opened fire toward a civilian bus and vehicles adjacent to Al Funduq. As a result of the attack, a number of civilians were injured to varying degrees and are currently receiving medical treatment. Israeli Security Forces are pursuing the terrorists, setting up roadblocks and encircling several towns in the area."
