A shooting attack occurred on Route 55 in the Shomron on Sunday morning, leaving two injured.

A terrorist opened fire at a bus and cars near Karnei Shomron, close to the Eliyahu Crossing.

A 19-year-old female IDF soldier who was a passenger on the bus was very seriously injured. Emergency medical forces administered medical aid at the scene and evacuated her in a mobile intensive care unit with bullet wounds to her upper body to Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah. According to the hospital, her injuries were life-threatening and she was immediately transferred to the trauma unit for emergency surgery.

A man in his 40s who was driving a private car was moderately injured. He managed to continue driving until the Eliyahu Crossing, where he received emergency medical aid and was evacuated to Meir Medical Center, where he was transferred to the trauma unit for surgery.

A large number of IDF forces arrived at the scene and launched a manhunt for the terrorist, who fled the scene. Route 55 was closed to traffic in both directions and IDF soldiers surrounded the nearby Palestinian village of Nabi Ilyas.

Shortly after the attack, security forces found the terrorist’s car, which was suspected of being booby-trapped. Bomb sappers were called to the scene.

This is a developing story.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)