5 Israelis Killed, Some 20 Wounded in West Bank Shooting

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5 Israelis Killed, Some 20 Wounded in West Bank Shooting

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At least five Israelis were killed andaround 20 wounded, 10 seriously, after Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli bus at the Jewish settlement of Emanuel between Nablus and Ramallah in the West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian sources said.

The gunmen reportedly first set off a roadside bomb alongside the bus from Tel Aviv at the entrance to the settlement and then opened fire on the vehicle. Gunbattles between the militants and the Israeli army erupted later.

The ambush attack came just ahead of the opening of a scheduled "Quartet" meeting on the Middle East peace in New York onTuesday, which will be attended by representatives of the United States, the EU, the UN and Russia.

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