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Saturday, August 19, 2023
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Saturday, August 19, 2023
‘We heard gunshots, got away’: Driver met terror victims moments before attack
Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack in Huwara, in the West Bank, near Nablus, August 19, 2023. (Flash90)
A shuttle bus driver from Ashdod says he met the victims of the Huwara terror attack at a store that fixed air conditioners minutes before the shooting.
The driver, Avi Elharrar, tells Channel 12 there hadn’t been many Israeli vehicles in the area.
“I was there with them and talked with them,” he says. “They asked if I was also from Ashdod and we got to talking. We talked a little bit then the dad said, ‘I’m going to the carwash outside.’ He went out for a carwash. When we heard gunshots, we hit the gas and got away.”
“There were gunshots and we immediately got out of there,” he says. “I gave their friend a lift. I’m never going back there. It’s frightening.”
