2023 Huwara shooting | |
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Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
Native name | פיגוע הירי בחווארה |
Location | Huwara, Israeli-occupied West Bank |
Date | 26 February 2023 13:40 (UTC+2) |
Target | Israelis |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapons | M16 rifle |
Deaths | 2 victims |
Perpetrator | Hamas[1][2] |
No. of participants | 1 |
On 26 February 2023, an unidentified person fatally shot two Israeli settlers in their car in Huwara, a town south of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Following the shooting, Israeli settlers carried out revenge attacks on Palestinians, which have killed at least one Palestinian and injured around 100 others. On 7 March, one 49-year-old suspect was killed during an Israeli incursion into Jenin.