On 26 February 2023, an unidentified armed Palestinian fatally shot two Israeli settlers in their car in Huwara, a town south of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. As of 27 February, the shooter remains at large. Following the shooting, Israeli settlers carried out revenge attacks on Palestinians, which have killed at least one Palestinian and injured around 100 others. Background On 22 February 2023, the Israeli military entered the Palestinian city of Nablus, which is nominally in Area A of the West Bank and therefore under both civilian and security control of the Palestinian National Authority. The Israeli incursion was conducted in search of militants, and led to clashes which killed eleven Palestinians – seven militants (including the wanted three) and four civilians. Shooting Incident On 26 February 2023, four days after the incursion in Nablus, an unidentified Palestinian shot and killed two Israelis in a car near the Einbus intersection along Highway 60 in Huwara south of Nablus. The shooter, who remains at large, shot the two Israelis with an M16 rifle while they were driving and then fled the scene on foot. Perpetrator No Palestinian faction has claimed responsibility for the shooting. Victims The two Israelis killed in the shooting were brothers named Hillel Menachem Yaniv and Yagel Ya’acov Yaniv. They were from the Har Brakha settlement, and were described as yeshiva students. One of the brothers had just completed his service in the Israeli Navy. Subsequent riots Later on the same day, groups of Israeli settlers rioted in the region, carrying out revenge attacks. One Palestinian man was fatally shot in the abdomen in neighboring Za'tara. In Huwara itself, ninety-eight Palestinians were injured as settlers torched Palestinian homes. See also Palestinian intifada (2022–present) Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2023 References 2023 mass shootings in Asia 2023 murders in Asia 2023 in the State of Palestine 21st-century mass murder in Asia February 2023 crimes in Asia Mass murder in 2023 Terrorist incidents in the West Bank in 2023 Ethnic riots Palestinian terrorism Nablus Governorate