Three Israelis killed in Gush Etzion shooting attack

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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/635373.html

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"Three Israelis were killed Sunday afternoon and three were wounded, one seriously, when Palestinians opened fire on a hitchhiking station at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank, south of Jerusalem, the Zaka rescue service said.

Shortly after the initial attack, Palestinians opened fire again near the settlement of Eli, also in the West Bank. One Israeli was reported wounded in the second shooting.

The Gush Etzion shooting was carried out by Palestinian gunmen traveling in a speeding car. The gunmen apparently escaped to the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

"A Palestinian passed by in a car, let off a burst of fire, and struck down people standing at the hitchhiking post," Shaul Goldstein, a settler leader in Gush Etzion, told Israel Radio.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, affiliated with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah movement, took responsibility for the attack, Israel Radio reported."

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1. Israel cracks down after killings

Israel cracks down after killings

Recently dismantled checkpoints have been reinstalled
Israel has re-imposed a series of restrictions on Palestinians travelling through the West Bank following the killing of three Jewish settlers.
The Israeli government says it has also temporarily suspended security contacts with the Palestinian Authority.

The Palestinian militant group al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade claimed responsibility for the two attacks, but Israeli officials suspect Hamas involvement.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4348726.stm

[Andromeda]

2. But, but isn't that too harsh?

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