Two killed, one seriously wounded in shooting in Kafr Qasim

A 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman were murdered and a 17-year-old boy was seriously injured in a shooting in the Arab-Israeli city of Kafr Qasim overnight.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says that it was called to the scene of the attack in the central Israel city shortly after midnight. The medical team provided medical treatment to the seriously wounded boy and attempted to resuscitate the woman and teenage girl before being forced to determine their deaths.

In a statement, the Israel Police says that an investigation has been opened into the shooting, which it is treating as “criminal,” indicating that there is no suspicion of a terror motive.

Channel 12 reports that police suspect the incident to be a revenge attack after four people were killed in a deadly attack in Ramle last month.