Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint shooting
On the morning of February 22, 2024, three Palestinian gunmen opened fire at the az-Za'ayyem checkpoint in the Olive Interchange on Highway 1, killing an Israeli citizen and injuring eleven others. Two of the gunmen were killed during the attack, and the third was killed in a chase afterward.[1]
| Olive Interchange shooting | |
|---|---|
.jpg) az-Za'ayyem checkpoint near which the attack was carried out | |
| Location | az-Za'ayyem, West Bank |
| Date | February 22, 2024 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Automatic rifles |
| Deaths | 4, including 3 attackers |
| Injured | 11 |
| Victim | Matan Elmaliach |
No. of participants | 3 |
Attack
On the morning of February 22, 2024, three gunmen arrived by car from at the az-Za'ayyem checkpoint; two were brothers from the Ta'amreh tribe in the Bethlehem district, and the third man was from Za'atara, also in the Bethlehem area. They emerged from the vehicle with firearms, and fired automatic weapons at cars stuck in a traffic jam near the checkpoint. They killed Matan Elmaliach (26) and injured eleven people, two of them seriously.[2][3][4]
According to the Israeli Police, two of the gunmen were killed by civilians and security personnel at the scene, and the other was killed by security forces at the scene after he attempted to flee.[3]
References
- ^ "Terror shooting attack near Jerusalem: 8 wounded, 3 critical, 2 terrorists neutralized". I24news. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Israeli murdered in Route 1 terrorist attack". www.israelhayom.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 "Terror in Israel: One murdered, eight wounded in highway shooting". The Jerusalem Post. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "One killed, 11 wounded in terrorist shooting attack near Jerusalem checkpoint". The Times of Israel.