2 Jewish Israelis shot dead in West Bank in suspected terrorist attack

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The scene of a shooting incident in the West Bank town of Huwara on February 26, 2023. (Social media used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
The scene of a shooting incident in the West Bank town of Huwara on February 26, 2023. (Social media used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Two victims of a suspected shooting attack in the West Bank town of Huwara have died, medics say.

The victims are not immediately named, but are identified as residents of the nearby settlement of Har Bracha, according to local officials.

The Samaria Regional Council said earlier that the victims are Jews and that the incident is a terror attack.

The military has yet to confirm the shooting is a terror attack.

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