Israeli father, son murdered at Huwara car wash laid to rest
Manhunt for the terrorist still ongoing after the double murder in the West Bank town
2 men who were murdered in a shooting terror attack in the West Bank town of Huwara were laid to rest on Sunday in the southern coastal city of Ashdod.
Mourners paid their respects to the Nigreker family, who buried Shai Silas, 60, and Aviad Nir, 28. The father and son were gunned down while at a car wash in the northern West Bank town of Huwara the previous day. A member of the bereaved family told Israeli media that the family had gathered only the week before to celebrate Shai's 60th birthday.
The manhunt for the terrorist was still ongoing. Road blocks were set up near the site of the attack, the flashpoint of Huwara that has seen escalating violence for months.
Violence in the West Bank has worsened over the past 15 months, with frequent Israeli military raids and Palestinian terrorist attacks.
"Our security forces are currently looking for the murderer... this terrorist's day will also come — and sooner than he thinks," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting earlier Sunday.