Two Jews were murdered - Benyahu Melat and Major Yuval Ezra - and two were injured, one seriously and one moderately, in a lynching and shooting attack that occurred this morning (Friday) on the outskirts of the village of Tel, located near the Gilad Highway in Samaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, a number of Palestinians gathered around a group of hikers and attacked them. Following this, security forces and the IDF were dispatched to the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the arrival of the security forces, clashes began with the Palestinians, one of whom grabbed the policeman's weapon and began shooting in all directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a security-compliant trip, which began at Har Bracha and was on its way to Gilead Farm - and from there to Kedumim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MDA reported that after attempts at resuscitation, one of the injured was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were seriously injured and evacuated by helicopter to the hospital. Another person with minor to moderate injuries was injured in the incident and treated by medical teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ichilov Hospital updated that two gunshot victims from the attack were evacuated by helicopter to the emergency department - one of them is in critical condition and medical teams are fighting for his life in the trauma room, and the other injured person is in serious condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As mentioned, tragically, the critically injured man died from his wounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Noam Wagner, Amichai Levy and Akiva HaCohen, paramedics from United Hatzalah, said: "This is a difficult scene. Unfortunately, one of the injured was pronounced dead. We also provided first aid to a moderately injured person and another injured person who was lightly injured. The two were evacuated to continue receiving medical treatment at the hospital.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that four terrorists were killed and three were seriously injured at the scene of the attack by neutralizing gunfire from security forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Palestinian sources report that the four killed from the village of Tel are members of the same family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A cordon was imposed on the village of Tel and several entrances to the city of Nablus as part of security activities in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The IDF Spokesperson's Office reported that "IDF forces eliminated the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack." It was also reported that the forces returned the stolen weapons, and that a multi-organizational situation assessment is underway, headed by the commander of the Central Command, with the participation of the IDF, the Shi'ite District Police, and the Shin Bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n