Two Israelis killed, third in critical condition in West Bank attack

On the backdrop of growing tensions and fire exchange on both the Gaza and Lebanon borders, two Israelis were killed at a shooting attack in the Jordan Valley region.
Israeli forces and emergency personnel gather near the Hamra junction, in the northern part of the Jordan valley in the occupied West Bank, following a shooting attack on April 7, 2023. - Two women were killed and another seriously wounded today in the shooting attack on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army and medics said. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/afp/AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli forces and emergency personnel gather near the Hamra junction, in the northern part of the Jordan valley in the occupied West Bank, following a shooting attack on April 7, 2023. - Two women were killed and another seriously wounded. - JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/afp/AFP via Getty Images
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Two Israeli sisters in their 20s were killed and their mother was seriously wounded Friday at noon in the shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Hamra, in the Jordan Valley.

The young women were declared dead at scene and the injured woman was taken to a Jerusalem hospital. Their car crashed into another car following shooting from a third vehicle.

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