Two weeks after two women and a policeman were murdered were murdered in a shooting attack in Al-Funduq, east of Qalqilya, in Samaria, Jewish presence was re-established Sunday morning in the murderers’ village. Jewish settlers arrived at the village and called for improved security measures and the demolition of illegal shops in the area.
Nearly two weeks have passed since the deadly attack in the Al-Funduq area of central Samaria, near Kedumim, where three terrorists from Jenin opened fire on vehicles and buses along Route 55. The attack claimed the lives of three people: Sergeant Elad Yaakov Winkelstein, 35, from Ein Hanatziv, an investigator at the Ariel police station; and Kedumim residents Rachel Cohen, 73, and Aliza Reiz, 70. Eleven others were injured in the incident and were transported to Beilinson and Meir hospitals for treatment.
Oz’El Vetak, head of the Kedumim Council, urged the authorities to take immediate action to remove the unauthorized shops.
“Our message is clear: our blood will not be spilled in vain,” declared Vetak. “We cannot accept a return to normalcy while the blood of our brothers and sisters stains Al-Funduq’s soil. Residents of Kedumim and neighboring communities will maintain their presence here until the situation changes and the illegal shops endangering our lives are removed!”
