The father of two British daughters shot dead in the West Bank aged 15 and 20 has said that 'justice will be done'
The father of two British-Israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the West Bank has said that he is "confident that justice will be done".Rina and Maya Dee, aged 15 and 20, who moved with their family from the UK to Israel in 2014, were shot dead in an attack on their car near an Israeli settlement in the West Bank on Friday, as violence worsened in the country.
In a statement on Twitter, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his condolences to the family "on behalf of all the citizens of Israel". Mr Rouger said that the country is "in the worst time for violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem since the second intifada, since the wave of suicide bombing and confrontations and violence that took place in the early 2000s.
Meanwhile reports of the West Bank shooting said that one sister was aged 15, and the other was in her 20s. Israeli medics had previously reported two women in their 20s were killed and a 45-year-old was seriously injured."With great sorrow we received an update on a shocking terrorist attack in which terrorists shot a car including a mother and her two daughters, residents of Efrat," Oded Revivi said.
"My thoughts are with their family and loved ones. More civilian victims of this cycle of violence show the urgent need for diplomatic efforts to de-escalate." The white car appeared to have been heavily damaged from the attack, with police seen standing around the vehicle which was on the side of the road close to Hamra.The attack came after violence between Israel and militant groups in Gaza and Lebanon.Israel's military said it is searching for who was responsible and roadblocks were set up in the area.They often become the focal point of violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians when tensions flare up.
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