| August 2010 West Bank shooting attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2010 Palestinian militancy campaign | |
  The location of Kiryat Arba, West Bank | |
| Location | Route 60, West Bank near Kiryat Arba |
| Coordinates | 31°32′32″N 35°07′51″E / 31.5421°N 35.1307°E |
| Date | August 31, 2010 |
Attack type | Drive-by shooting |
| Deaths | 4 civilians |
| Perpetrator | Hamas |
The August 2010 West Bank shooting attack was an attack near the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, carried out by Hamas militants. Four Israeli settlers from the settlements of Beit Hagai and Efrat were killed after militants attacked their vehicle.[1][2] It was the deadliest Palestinian attack on Israelis in over two years.[2][3]
Hamas hailed the attack as "heroic" and promised further attempts to kill "illegal settlers" in the West Bank.[4] Hamas supporters in Jabalia publicly celebrated the killings. The attack was condemned by the United Nations, Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
The assailants were arrested by the Palestinian Authority but promptly released after Hamas accused the authority of treason. On 8 October, Israel arrested militants connected with the attack in a raid in which two Hamas operatives were killed.
- ^ " 4 Israelis shot dead by terrorists in West Bank," Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Yaakov Katz and Yaakov Lappin, 31 August 2010, Jerusalem Pst.
- ^ a b "Four Israelis killed by Hamas terrorists in West Bank," Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel.
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