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B’chasdei Hashem, only two people were injured, suffering minor injuries, in a shooting attack against a bus near Beit El in the Binyamin Regional Council of Shomron on Wednesday night.

A bus servicing the 466 line was targeted by gunfire near a checkpoint in the Beit El area. The bullets pierced the windshield and side of the bus as well. The driver and a passenger were transported to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem for treatment of injuries from shrapnel and glass shards.

Hadassah spokesperson Hadar Elboim reported the victims arrived at Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital and their injuries are listed as light.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)