2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting

2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting is located in the Northern West Bank
2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting
The attack site
Native nameפיגוע הירי באזור התעשייה ברקן
LocationBarkan Industrial Park, West Bank
Coordinates32°06′24″N 35°07′22″E / 32.10667°N 35.12278°E / 32.10667; 35.12278
Date7 October 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-07)
c. 7:30 (UTC+2)
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsCarlo improvised rifle
Deaths2 civilians
Injured1 civilian
Participant1

On the morning of 7 October 2018, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on several Israeli civilians in the Barkan Industrial Park, killing two and critically injuring another.[1] The shooting incident was declared a "terrorist attack" by the IDF.[2][3] It was the first attack in the park and the second fatal attack in the West Bank to occur in three weeks.[4]

The attacker, a 23-year-old Palestinian, had worked in the factory where the shooting took place.[2][5][6]

IDF forces conducted an intensive two-month manhunt to capture the militant who fled the scene.[2] The IDF arrested some relatives of the assailant.[7]

  1. ^ "Palestinian Killed 2 Israelis in West Bank Attack". The New York Times. 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "2 people killed in terror attack in West Bank". Ynetnews. 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Palestinian kills 2 Israelis in West Bank industrial zone". Washington Post. 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Two killed, one wounded in a terror shooting in the West Bank". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Palestinian gunman kills two Israelis in West Bank - Israeli military". Reuters. 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Two Israelis shot dead by Palestinian in West Bank, army says". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse in. 7 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Barkan shooting attack | Relatives of terrorist arrested, home raided". Israel National News. 7 October 2018.