Screen grab from footage showing the attack in Hadera. Source: Twitter.
Late on March 27, two Israeli police officers were killed when two gunmen opened fire in the northern Israeli city of Hadera.
Footage of the attack shows the two gunmen opening fire at police officers and bypassers at a bus stop in the city. Later in the footage, the gunmen can be seen fleeing the scene. According to the Israeli Police, both gunmen were shot dead soon after by undercover officers who were eating at a nearby restaurant.
Two killed in the shooting attack in Hadera. Graphic video shows the beginning of the attack. pic.twitter.com/rvIUBpCoaU
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 27, 2022
Security camera footage said to be from Hadera shows the moment of the attack pic.twitter.com/FaKmWIHokB
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 27, 2022
Another video from the attack in Hadera. pic.twitter.com/mYfT1Mg0gu
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 27, 2022
Footage from the scene in Hadera is said to show 2 assailants who were shot by police. pic.twitter.com/3WYhUTtWF8
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 27, 2022
The Police said that the gunmen were carrying 1,100 bullets, as well as at least three handguns and six knives. One of them was wearing a body armor.
Police say the two terrorists were carrying 1,100 bullets, as well as at least three handguns and six knives. pic.twitter.com/RejM0vb4Zr
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 27, 2022
Several Police officers were wounded in the attack. The Magen David Adom ambulance service said its medics treated two men in their 20s in serious condition, and a 45-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman who were moderately hurt. They were all taken to the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in the city. Five others were taken to the hospital to be treated for shock.
The gunmen were reportedly Arab Israelis from the Wadi Ara valley. Israeli media reports said that the gunmen were affiliated with ISIS. One of them was arrested in 2016 after attempting to join the terrorist group, and the second is his cousin.
Unverified footage showing the two gunmen embracing in front of an ISIS flag before the attack was shared by Israeli sources.
Following the attack in Hadera, the Israeli Defense Forces deployed four additional battalions in the Western Bank to tighten security.
The attack was praised by several Palestinian parties, including the Hamas Movement and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine. This raises some questions about the allegations that the two gunmen were affiliated by ISIS. The terrorist group’s presence in Israel is minimal. The group is not also known to be active in Palestinian areas.
The deadly attack could to tensions in the Western Bank between local Palestinians and Israeli forces, who will impose additional security measures.
