IDF Spokesperson Announcement
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 00:40

Four Israelis Gunned Down in Drive-By Terror Attack

Four Israeli civilians were murdered in their vehicle in a terrorist
drive-by shooting attack on Route 60 near Qiryat Arba, east of Hebron,
earlier this evening, August 31st, 2010. Two men and two women, one of whom
was pregnant, from the nearby community of Bet Hagay, were the victims of
this deadly attack. Their names are Yizhak and Talia Aimes, Avishai Shindler
and Kochba Even-Chaim.

The families have been informed of the incident. The IDF mourns the loss of
the families.

Security forces in the area have constructed road blocks and are currently
searching the area for the terrorists responsible. It appears that the
attack was carried out by a passing vehicle, however the investigation is
still underway.

The Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, GOC of the Central
Command, Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi, and the Commander of the Judea and Samaria
Regional Brigade, Brig. Gen. Nitzan Alon, arrived on the scene and conducted
operational and intelligence situation assessments.

Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi added that, "there is no doubt that this was a very
difficult event. Firstly, we all express our condolences to the families and
the community of Bet Hagay. We are operating on a number of different levels
since the event took place and will continue to act until we get a hold of
the terrorists. The IDF, together with the rest of the different security
apparatuses, is operating and will continue to do so until we catch the
murderers responsible for this event."

Only two months ago, on June 14th, 2010, an Israeli police officer was
murdered by Palestinian gunmen in a similar attack near Al Fawwar, south of
Hebron, on the same Route 60.

On February 2nd, 2010, an IDF Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), Sergeant 1st
Class Ihab Hattib was killed by a Palestinian terrorist while his vehicle
was stopped at a traffic light in the Tapuah junction, south of Nablus.

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