ISIS has taken credit for a terror attack in Israel that took place near the end of March, in which at least two Israelis were killed and several others were wounded.
Two Arab-Israeli terrorists who pledged allegiance to ISIS opened gunfire on a group of police officers and civilians in the city of Hadera late on Sunday, March 27th, according to police.
Two Border Police officers, Yazan Fallah and Shirel Aboukaret, both of whom were only 19 years old, were killed during the attack, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The shooting began around 9 p.m. local time, police report. The attackers waited for a bus to drive by before starting to shoot at the civilians.
Undercover police officers who were members of the Border Police’s Counterterrorism Unit were eating at a nearby restaurant when the shooting started. They intervened and ultimately killed the perpetrators, according to authorities.
There were multiple casualties.
The Blaze reports:
Two Israeli men in their 20s were seriously injured by the gunfire, and a 45-year-old man and an Israeli woman in her 20s each suffered light injuries. They were taken to HIllel Yafe Medical Center for treatment, according to the report.
The terrorists were cousins from the Arab city of Umm el-Fahm in Israel, police said. Before the shooting, they posted a video on Facebook swearing allegiance to ISIS. Afterwards, the media arm of ISIS released a statement taking credit for the shooting as well as another deadly terror attack in Beersheba last week.
The terror attack was immediately condemned by Israeli officials.
“Tonight’s heinous terrorist attack is an attempt by violent extremists to intimidate and damage the fabric of life here,” Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid wrote in a tweet.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz thanked the security forces who stopped the terrorists, and sent his condolences to the families of the victims in a statement released on Sunday.
“The IDF and all security forces are deployed and prepared with all means to restore calm and maintain the security of Israeli citizens everywhere and in every arena,” he wrote. “We will act vigorously against terrorism and the terrorists, and we will promote the continued reinforcement of the forces on the ground.”
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was in Israel at the time attending talks with the foreign ministers of Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, also condemned the terrorist attack.
“We condemn today’s terrorist attack in Hadera, Israel. Such senseless acts of violence and murder have no place in society. We stand with our Israeli partners and send our condolences to the families of the victims,” he said.
We condemn today’s terrorist attack in Hadera, Israel. Such senseless acts of violence and murder have no place in society. We stand with our Israeli partners and send our condolences to the families of the victims.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) March 27, 2022