Israelis gunned down in West Bank
07/01/2005 - 15:56:23Palestinian militants linked to presidential front runner Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement claimed responsibility for ambushing Israeli civilians today
Four Israelis were injured, one critically, when they were shot from a passing car near the West Bank town of Nablus.
The shooting came a day after Abbas met militants in Nablus and declared that they were ready to support his efforts to seek a ceasefire.
The Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, a violent group with ties to Fatah, claimed responsibility for today’s shooting.
The Israeli settlers were driving near Tapuah junction when a car carrying the militants approached from the opposite direction and blocked the road, the military said.
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