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US condemns Samaria terrorist attack

“Our thoughts are with the victims of this attack and their families,” tweets State Department Spokesman Ned Price.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price briefs reporters, Nov. 3, 2021. Credit: Freddie Everett/State Department.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price briefs reporters, Nov. 3, 2021. Credit: Freddie Everett/State Department.
(Dec. 19, 2021 / Israel Hayom)

The United States on Friday condemned the terrorist shooting in Samaria on Thursday that claimed the life of Yehuda Dimentman, 25, and wounded two other Israelis.

In a Twitter post, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said, “We strongly condemn the terrorist attack today in the West Bank that killed an Israeli citizen and wounded two others”

“Our thoughts are with the victims of this attack and their families,” he added.

This report first appeared in Israel Hayom.

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