On 1 October , five men , part of a Hamas cell in the West Bank , ambushed a civil vehicle in a road between Itamar and Elon Moreh , and killed Eitam and Naama Henkin , two settlers from the West Bank . Their four kids who were in the back were left unhurt . Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attack was a " result of Palestinian incitement " that led " to an act of terror and murder . " He added : " This is a difficult day for Israel . " Netanyahu also criticized Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and said he " did not hear a condemnation from the Palestinian Authority , " The Al-Aqsa Martyrs ' Brigades , Fatah 's military arm , said it welcomes the attack , " which constitutes a worthy response to the crimes of the occupation and the killing of the Dawabsheh family . " Following the attack , local settlers assaulted with stones Palestinian cars and an ambulance and threw stones at Palestinian homes in the southern part of the village of Burin , which is close to the Yitzhar settlement . A 28-year-old woman was lightly wounded by stones hurled toward her at Itzhar Junction and a Palestinian driver was lightly hurt in a similar incident at the entrance to Nablus
killing of the Dawabsheh family
Duma arson attack
2015–2016 wave of violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflict