Israelis celebrating the Biblical feast of Passover this week were treated to a rude shock Monday evening as a family on its way to a traditional seder meal was ambushed on Route 35 near the Tarkumia checkpoint west of Hebron. The 40 year old father, Baruch Mizrahi, was killed in the attack and two other members of the family were wounded. The gunman, who at press time had not been apprehended by police, also fired on two other vehicles in the area before fleeing the scene. Authorities said there was no warning of an increased danger of terrorism and speculated that the shooter was carrying out a lone wolf attack, unrelated to any known terrorist group. However, the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad group based in the Gaza Strip issued a statement congratulating the shooter and calling his actions “a natural response to Israel’s crimes.” Read More
