Israel-Hamas war: 2 French people injured in an attack, what we know about the double vehicular attack

La voiture bélier à Ra'anana en Israël. dpa – Oren Ziv

Ce lundi 15 janvier 2024, un double attentat à la voiture bélier a eu lieu à Raanana, dans le centre d'Israël. Cette attaque a fait un mort et 12 blessés, dont deux Français.

Two Palestinians carried out a coordinated car ramming attack in central Israel on Monday, January 15, killing a woman and injuring 12 people, police and security officials said. Israeli health.

Wounded French people

Two young French people are among the injured, said the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris. Police described the incident in Ra'anana, a town about 20 kilometers north of Tel Aviv, as a terrorist attack. She announced the arrest of two suspects, from the same family from Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, and who had illegally entered Israeli territory.

"France condemns with the greatest firmness the terrorist attack", reacted on X Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.

#Israël | La France condamne avec la plus grande fermeté l’attaque terroriste qui a fait au moins un mort et 17 blessés, dont plusieurs enfants, aujourd’hui à Raanana. Rien ne justifie le terrorisme.

Déclaration ➡️ https://t.co/bea208ze3e pic.twitter.com/6vSpd9X2v2

— France Diplomatie🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@francediplo) January 15, 2024

"They went to two different locations at the same time and in parallel, seized two cars and launched a series of car-ramming attacks", local police chief Avi Biton told reporters at the scene.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. It comes just over 100 days after the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, triggered following the attack by Palestinian Hamas in southern Israel on October 7.< /p>

Israeli television channels reported that children were among the injured and broadcast footage showing personal items strewn across the roadway.