Israeli father of two killed in West Bank terror attack

A Palestinian terror group linked with the PA’s Fatah party, has taken responsibility for the terror attack that killed an Israeli father of two in the northern West Bank on Tuesday. 

Meir Tamari was driving on a road near the settlement of Hermesh where he lived when he came under fire by Palestinians in a drive-by shooting.

Tamari was flown with a helicopter to Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera where he was later declared dead.

The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which has links to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, claimed responsibility shortly after.

“We affirm that this operation and others will not be the final response to our martyrs,” the terror group said in a statement.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Israeli security forces were still on a manhunt for the terrorists behind the shooting in the West Bank.

“Our forces are currently in pursuit of the terrorists in order to settle accounts with them, and they will be settled forthwith. Just as we have found every terrorist and closed accounts with them, we will do so this time as well,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry also released a statement, saying: “We are devastated to announce the death of Meir Tamari, who was murdered by Palestinian terrorists in a shooting today. Meir leaves behind a wife and two children, ages one and three. May his memory be a blessing.”

The killing of Tamari is the latest in a string of Palestinian terror attacks in the West Bank, targeting Israeli civilians.

The Israeli military has conducted near-daily raids in the West Bank to crack down on terror groups and lone wolfs.