• Israeli medical personnel and rescue workers evacuate a dead body from the scene of an attack in which people were killed by gunmen on a main street in Hadera. Reuters
    Israeli medical personnel and rescue workers evacuate a dead body from the scene of an attack in which people were killed by gunmen on a main street in Hadera. Reuters
  • An Israeli security personnel holds rifles and an ammunition box uncovered from the scene of the attack. Reuters
    An Israeli security personnel holds rifles and an ammunition box uncovered from the scene of the attack. Reuters
  • Israeli police at the scene of the attack. EPA
    Israeli police at the scene of the attack. EPA
  • Two Israeli police officers were killed in the attack. AFP
    Two Israeli police officers were killed in the attack. AFP
  • An Israeli security force member runs at the scene. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. Reuters
    An Israeli security force member runs at the scene. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. Reuters
  • Israeli security forces gather at the site. The assailants were shot dead, police said. AFP
    Israeli security forces gather at the site. The assailants were shot dead, police said. AFP
  • Israeli police inspect the scene of the shooting. AP
    Israeli police inspect the scene of the shooting. AP
  • The attack came as Arab foreign ministers and the US secretary of state visited Israel for a meeting, authorities said. AP
    The attack came as Arab foreign ministers and the US secretary of state visited Israel for a meeting, authorities said. AP

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ISIS claims attack after two Israeli police officers are shot dead

Two assailants were killed after they shot at police in the northern city of Hadera

Soraya Ebrahimi
Soraya Ebrahimi

March 27, 2022

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ISIS has claimed an attack that killed two Israeli police officers on Sunday in the northern city of Hadera. The assailants were shot dead, police said.

The attack came as Arab foreign ministers and the US secretary of state visited Israel for a meeting, authorities said.

“I briefed the participants of the Negev Summit on the details of the Hadera attack,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid said in a statement.

“Israel will uncompromisingly fight terrorism, and we will resolutely stand together with our allies against anyone who tries to harm us.”

Dudu Boani, the police deputy commander for the region, said the two victims of the attack – a man and a woman – were police officers.

“Two terrorists arrived at Herbert Samuel Street in Hadera, and began shooting at a police force there,” resulting in two deaths, police said.

“A special police force that was at the site engaged and after a short gunfight, neutralised” the attackers.

He said the assailants were shot dead.

  • President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal are welcomed at Abu Dhabi's presidential terminal by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal are welcomed at Abu Dhabi's presidential terminal by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives HE Isaac Herzog, President of Israel at the Presidential Airport. Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives HE Isaac Herzog, President of Israel at the Presidential Airport. Presidential Affairs
  • Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives Isaac Herzog, President of Israel at the Presidential Airport. Ministry of Presidential Affairs
    Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives Isaac Herzog, President of Israel at the Presidential Airport. Ministry of Presidential Affairs
  • Isaac and Michal Herzog step off the president's El Al airlines plane in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Israel's Government Press Office
    Isaac and Michal Herzog step off the president's El Al airlines plane in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Israel's Government Press Office
  • On Twitter, Mr Herzog posted a message in Arabic thanking Sheikh Abdullah for the 'warm reception'. Photo: Israel's Government Press Office
    On Twitter, Mr Herzog posted a message in Arabic thanking Sheikh Abdullah for the 'warm reception'. Photo: Israel's Government Press Office
  • Mr Herzog pictured with Sheikh Abdullah. Photo: Israel's Government Press Office
    Mr Herzog pictured with Sheikh Abdullah. Photo: Israel's Government Press Office

The Magen David Adom emergency medical responders said four other people were taken to hospital and two were treated at the scene.

The army said in a statement that it was sending more troops into and around the occupied West Bank.

Hamas praised the attack, calling it a “heroic operation” and a “natural and legitimate response” to Israel's “crimes against our people".

“Tonight's heinous terror attack is an attempt by violent extremists to terrorise and to damage the fabric of life here,” Mr Lapid said.

Less than a week ago, a convicted ISIS sympathiser killed four Israelis in a stabbing and car-ramming attack in the southern city of Beersheba.

As Sunday's attack took place, Mr Lapid was hosting ministers from the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and Morocco, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at a resort in southern Israel.

How to get there

Emirates (www.emirates.com) flies directly to Hanoi, Vietnam, with fares starting from around Dh2,725 return, while Etihad (www.etihad.com) fares cost about Dh2,213 return with a stop. Chuong is 25 kilometres south of Hanoi.
 

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Updated: March 28, 2022, 7:23 AM
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