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The shots were fired from the Palestinian town of Silwad at a bus traveling along Route 60, the West Bank’s main north-south highway, near the Ofra settlement, the Zionist army said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The Egged Ta’avura bus was full at the time of the attack and at least eight bullet holes were found on the bus’s windows and body, according to the Binyamin Regional Council.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The driver continued until the nearby Shiloh junction where dispatched troops arrived and launched a manhunt for the shooter or shooters. Medics also rushed to the junction but ultimately were not called on to treat anyone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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As part of the search for the suspects, the army closed off the entrance to Silwad, according to Palestinian media reports.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Binyamin Regional Council chairman Yisrael Gantz said the shooting was part of an ongoing escalation by Palestinian gunmen and demonstrated a “loss of deterrence” on the part of Israeli authorities.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2022-08-21 09:47:45","content_date_finish":"2022-08-21 09:47:45","content_date_register":"2022-08-21 09:48:15","content_date_last_edit":"2022-08-21 09:48:15","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"3136396806","attach_date_register":"2022-08-21 09:48:12","attach_id":"506793","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"745","attach_img_height":"375","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"1","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"410","visit_date_last":"2025-05-13 21:38:19","attach_title":"Gunfire hits crowded Israeli bus in West Bank","node_title":"news,Top news,Latest news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53},{\"node_id\":143, \"left\":47, \"right\":48},{\"node_id\":144, \"left\":49, \"right\":50}]"}]]