2024 Eli shooting
| Eli gas station shooting | |
|---|---|
_03.jpg) Israeli security forces at the scene of the attack | |
| Location | Gas station, Eli, West Bank |
| Date | February 29, 2024 |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 2 |
On 29 February, 2024, a Palestinian man opened fire at a gas station near the Eli settlement in northern Binyamin in the West Bank, killing two Israeli citizens.[1]
The attack took place 8 months after another shooting at the same location, in which 4 Israelis were murdered.[2]
Attack
Around five in the afternoon, Mohammad Manasrah, a Palestinian man armed with a storm rifle, opened fire on Israeli citizens at a gas station near the settlement of Eli. Two people were shot and killed.
Manasrah was killed by Aviad Gezber, a reservist officer and the manager of "Hummus Eliyahu" at the gas station, who was on break from reserve service in the Gaza Strip.[3] A second man involved in planning the shooting was also killed at the scene.[4]
Manasrah served as an investigation officer at a rank equivalent to a chief warrant officer in the Palestinian Authority police and was released in 2019 from imprisonment for firearms theft offenses.[4]
Victims
Two Israeli citizens were murdered in the attack: Yitzhak Zeiger, a 57-year-old resident of the Shavei Shomron settlement, and teenager Uriah Hartum, aged 16, a resident of the Dolev settlement.
Aftermath
According to the IDF, two other men were involved in planning the shooting, both of whom were killed by IDF personnel.[4]
On the night of February 2024, IDF personnel visited Manasrah's house to "map the home for its potential demolition".[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Terrorist who killed 2 near Eli is Palestinian Authority police officer". ynetnews. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Two Israelis Killed in Shooting Attack Near West Bank Settlement of Eli". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Victims of Eli gas station terror attack named". www.israelhayom.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ a b c d "Two Israelis murdered in West Bank terror shooting, three terrorists killed". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
