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Huwara shooting attack (August 2023)
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
August 2023 Huwara shooting is located in the Northern West Bank
August 2023 Huwara shooting
Location of Huwara, West Bank
Native nameפיגוע הירי בחווארה (אוגוסט 2023)
LocationHuwara, Israeli-occupied West Bank
Date19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)
TargetIsraelis
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsM16 rifle
Deaths2 victims
PerpetratorHamas
No. of participants
1

The August 2023 Huwara shooting was a shooting attack carried out on August 19, 2023, by a Hamas terrorist[1] south of the town of Huwara. In the attack, two Israelis, a father and his son, residents of Ashdod, were murdered.[2][3]

The attack

Two Israelis from Ashdod, Shai Sailas Nigrker, 60, and his son Aviv (Nigrker) Nir, 29, arrived in Huwara on Saturday, August 19, 2023, to service their car. After several hours of repairs, the two were at a car wash on Highway 60 south of Hawara. Around 3:04pm, a Palestinian terrorist arrived, shot them and ran away.[2]

After the attack, the Palestine Red Crescent Society arrived to provide first aid to the victims who were critically wounded. A Magen David Adom team that arrived at the scene pronounced the two victims dead.[4]

Hundreds of soldiers conducted searches to locate the terrorist.[5]

On August 26, a week after the attack, the Hamas terror organization claimed responsibility for the murders.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "חמאס נטל אחריות לפיגוע בו נרצחו שני ישראלים במכון לשטיפת רכב בחווארה". www.maariv.co.il. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ a b "הגיעו לסידורים - ונרצחו: פרטים חדשים נחשפים על הפיגוע בחווארה; היערכות לפעולות נקם". www.israelhayom.co.il. Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ^ תמרי, לירן; זיתון, יואב; צורי, מתן; חלבי, עינב (2023-08-19). "המחבל זיהה יהודים - וירה מטווח אפס: אב ובנו נרצחו במכון לשטיפת רכב בחווארה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ^ "West Bank: Two Israelis killed in suspected Palestinian shooting near Hawara". BBC News. 2023-08-19. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  5. ^ i24NEWS (2023-08-19). "Palestinian terrorist murders two Israelis in West Bank shooting attack". I24news. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)