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Israeli seriously wounded in West Bank shooting attack
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: terror, West Bank 

A 34-year-old resident of the West Bank settlement of Kochav Hashahar was seriously wounded on Monday evening when a gunman opened fire on his car on the highway near the settlement. Moshe Avitan, who was driving at the time, suffered wounds to his face from the shooting. His wife took the wheel and drove to the community's security guard.

Hezi Tzuriel, a paramedic stationed in the neighboring settlement of Ofra, arrived shortly and initially managed to stabilize Avitan. Tzuriel told Haaretz that at first the victim was fully alert.

"Slowly his condition worsened until he lost consciousness," the paramedic said. "We
identified an entry wound from a bullet in his left cheek but found no exit wound. We provided further medical care and sedated him."

Avitan was airlifted by army helicopter, with his wife at his side, to Hadassah Hospital on Mt. Scopus in Jerusalem.

Following the attack, a large army and police contingent was dispatched to Kochav Hashahar to investigate. After identifying the exact location of the attack, they conducted a wide sweep of the area in an effort to track down the gunman. They also spoke to Avitan's wife to determine if the gunfire came from a passing car or from the ground, but she was unable to identify the source.

At the time of the attack, Avitan and his wife had been on their way home from the Shilo area. Kochav Hashahar, which is located northeast of Ramallah, is a national-religious community of more than 1,500 people. Israeli residents of the area contend that recently there has been a deterioration in the security situation as a result of "populist attacks" directed at passing cars, involving gunfire, Molotov cocktails and stone-throwing.

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      12.   why is he there? 02:35  |  dr mohamad 20/01/09
      13.   israeli seriously hurt 02:49  |  Gary 20/01/09
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      15.   hate filled terorists 03:40  |  Gary 20/01/09
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