A Palestinian gunman killed at least four Israelis at a bus stop. The gunman also wounded about 40 others when he sprayed automatic gunfire on a crowd waiting at the bus stop. Sunday’s attack in Hadera took place as Israel was poised to begin withdrawing from Palestinian-controlled areas in the West Bank. According to witnesses, a Palestinian gunman got out of a car and began firing at random. Israeli police shot and killed the gunman and another Palestinian who had remained in the car.
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