Potentially a knife or an ax used. three people were killed. four people were injured. and then the suspects fled in a vehicle, police say. massive manhunt is under way. police helicopters have been buzzing in the skies all evening long. police set up road blocks along the highways and roads around this town checking every single vehicle coming in or out. now, no militant group or terrorist group has taken credit for this attack, although hamas, the militant group that runs gaza, immediately put out a statement praising the attack. the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas put out his own statement condemning the attack, warning about the cycle of violence between palestinians and israelis. this attack is the sixth attack targeting israelis in the past few months, bringing the death toll to 18 people killed in these attacks. as a result of those attacks the israeli military had increased its raids in the west bank, and the clashes and raids had led to more than two dozen
Man who live in the villages in the west bank. officials stay two men are on the run. a massive manhunt is underway. one of the wounded victims is in critical condition and another suffered serious injuries. the attack in elad came as israel was marking a major holiday. reporter: on the day israel celebrate its independence day, this quiet mostly religious town in central israel was rocked by an attack. police say on the street just behind me, two alleged suspects began attacking people. police say that they suspect there was a rifle and potentially, a knife or an axe used. three people were killed. four people were injured. and then the suspects fled in a vehicle, police say. a massive manhunt is underway. police helicopters have been buzzing all evening long. police set up road blocks on the road checking every single vehicle coming in or out.