Drive-by shooting attack southeast of Jerusalem leaves Israeli man in his 30s seriously wounded.
By David Rosenberg, World Israel News
Three people were wounded in a terrorist shooting attack in the eastern Gush Etzion area south of Jerusalem Sunday morning.
The attack occurred near Tekoa Junction, outside of the Israeli community of Tekoa southeast of the capital, when terrorists driving down the road opened fire on a passing car.
The victims were wounded in the shooting included a man in his 30s his two daughters, ages 14 and 9.
The male victim suffered gunshot wounds and is listed in serious condition, while the two female victims were wounded by shrapnel, and are listed in light condition.
MDA and United Hatzalah emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene to treat the victims, before evacuating them to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
“Together with EMS personnel from the IDF we treated a man in his thirties for a gunshot wound and two young women, his daughters, for light injuries,” United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Leah Klein said.
“The man was in moderate but stable condition when he was transported to the hospital.”
IDF forces and Israel Police units have been deployed to the area to search for the perpetrators.
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