JERUSALEM, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- At least six Israelis were injured in a Palestinian drive-by shooting attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday night, Israel's army said.
The incident took place at a road junction near the Israeli settlement of Ofra, north of Ramallah.
Israel's emergency medical service said that one of the injured is a 21-year-old pregnant woman who sustained "critical injuries" and was rushed to a hospital.
Another 21-year-old man sustained shooting injuries in his lower torso, according to a statement released by the emergency service. Additionally, two 16-year-old girls and two boys at the same age sustained injuries from shrapnel and were evicted to a hospital, the statement said.
Video footage released by Ofra's security personnel showed a white car slowing down near a bus stop as a man sitting near the driver pulling out a gun and shooting at people waiting at the bus stop.
A military spokesperson said that "shots were fired from a passing Palestinian vehicle towards Israeli civilians who were standing at the bus station."
Troops who were guarding the bus stop "responded by firing towards the suspect vehicle which fled," the spokesperson said, adding that a manhunt was launched.
The incident was part of a wave of attacks by Palestinian individuals, which include knife stabbing, shooting, and car-ramming attacks, usually carried out against soldiers, police officers and settlers.
