Three Israelis killed in northern West Bank shooting, army pursuing suspects

Three Israelis were killed on Monday and several injured in a shooting attack on a car and bus near the town of Kedumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israel's national ambulance service Magen David Adom (MDA) said, Report informs via Reuters.

Israeli Army Radio said the military had imposed a cordon around all villages in the area to search for the suspects, who it believes fled to a nearby Palestinian village.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to bring the perpetrators and anyone who aided them to justice.

"No one will be spared," he posted on X.

There was no immediate comment from the Palestinian authorities in the West Bank. Hamas, the militant group which has run the Gaza Strip and has a presence in the West Bank, praised the attacks as a "heroic response against the occupation's continued crimes (including) the war of genocide in Gaza", but did not claim responsibility.

Violence in the West Bank has been spiraling, with hundreds of Palestinians and dozens of Israelis killed since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas militants on southern Israel triggered the war in Gaza.