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The August 2010 West Bank shooting attack was an attack near the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in the occupied West bank, carried out by Hamas militants. Four Israeli settlers were killed after gunmen attacked their vehicle. The four victims, including a pregnant woman, were civilians from the West Bank settlements of Beit Hagai and Efrat. 〔(" 4 Israelis shot dead by terrorists in West Bank," ) Yaakov Katz and Yaakov Lappin, 31 August 2010, Jerusalem Pst.〕〔("Four Israelis killed by Hamas terrorists in West Bank," ) Ministry of Foreigh Affairs, Israel.〕 It was the deadliest Palestinian attack on Israelis in over two years.〔〔 Hamas hailed the attack as "heroic" and promised further attempts to kill "illegal settlers" in the West Bank.〔 Hamas supporters in Jabalia publicly celebrated the killings. The attack was condemned by the United Nations, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The assailants were arrested by the Palestinian Authority but promptly released after Hamas accused the authority of treason. On 8 October, Israel arrested militants connected with the attack in a raid in which two Hamas operatives were killed. ==The attack== A couple and two additional people hitching a ride were driving on Route 60 close to the settlement of Kiryat Arba. Near the entrance of the settlement, Hamas gunman began firing on the vehicle, killing the driver and forcing the car off the road. According to witnesses, the attackers then "approached the car" and shot the occupants in their seats at "close range." The police believe that gunmen in the Palestinian drive-by shooting opened fire from a vehicle driving alongside the victim's car.〔 A paramedic with Magen David Adom described the scene to a journalist, saying that he saw "a car that was pierced with dozens of bullets and inside there were four bodies. There was absolutely no chance of helping."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「August 2010 West Bank shooting attack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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