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Four Israelis Dead in West Bank Shooting

   VOA News 31 August 2010

   Israeli  officials  say  four  Israelis  have been killed after gunmen
   fired on a car in the West Bank.
   The  attack  took place in the early evening Tuesday near the entrance
   to  the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, not far from the flashpoint
   city of Hebron.  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
   Israel's national rescue service said the victims were two men and two
   women and that one of the women was pregnant.
   Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has called the incident an attempt
   to  sabotage  upcoming peace talks later this week in Washington.  He
   said  Tuesday that Israeli security forces will do everything they can
   to "exact a price" from those responsible for the attack.

   The  Palestinian  militant faction Hamas, which controls Gaza, praised
   the attack, calling it a natural response to occupation.

   Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.

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