The 2024 Tarqumiyah shootout was a drive-by shooting on 1 September 2024 in which three Israeli police officers were shot dead by gunmen from Hebron close to Tarqumiyah checkpoint. The shooting took place on route 35 in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine.[1][2][3]
| 2024 Tarqumiyah shootout | |||||||
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| Part of the Israeli incursion attacks on Palestine and Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 Khalil al-Rahman Brigade | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 1st Sgt. Roni Shakuri †[1] |
Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Israeli Border Police |
Khalil al-Rahman Brigade | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown |
Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 Israeli police officers killed[2] |
None | ||||||
Background
Amid increasing settler violence, Israel has attacked Palestinians in the West Bank since 28 August 2024, the largest incursion in the occupied territory in decades.[4][5] The shooting followed two other attacks in Gush Etzion that occurred the previous day,[2] including a car bombing and a roadside bomb.[1] In all cases, the perpetrators were from Hebron.
Attack
Shortly after 9 a.m., three Israeli officers were killed in a drive-by shooting. The gunman later abandoned the car by the roadside and escaped on foot.[1] A man and woman in their 30s and a man in his 50s were in critical condition and died shortly after.[1][2]
Casualties
The three Israeli police officers killed in the attack were identified as Roni Shakuri, Arik Ben Eliyahu and Hadas Branch. Roni Shakuri, 61, was the father of Mor Shakuri, who was killed in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.[6]
Attacker
The shooting was carried out by a lone perpetrator, identified as a resident of Hebron born in Jordan who worked as a security officer for the Palestinian Presidential Guard until 2015. He was later killed by Israeli soldiers who besieged his home in Hebron.[7]
The Khalil al-Rahman Brigade claimed responsibility for the shooting, which was praised by Hamas.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Three killed in West Bank terror attack near Hebron". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-09-01. Archived from the original on 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ a b c d Zitun, Yoav; Kimon, Elisha Ben (2024-09-01). "Three Israeli cops killed in drive-by shooting attack near Hebron". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ Fabian, Emanuel (2024-09-01). "3 cops killed in southern West Bank shooting attack; IDF pursuing gunmen". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Israeli soldiers besiege Jenin on fourth day of West Bank assault". Al Jazeera. 31 August 2024. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Are West Bank terrorists as dangerous as the ones once in Gaza? - analysis". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Terror in West Bank: Three police officers shot dead near Hebron". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Three Israeli officers killed by former Palestinian Presidential Guard". Middle Easy Eye. 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Israeli officers killed in West Bank shooting amid deadly Jenin raids". Al Jazeera. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.