On 19 November 2015, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a line of traffic near Alon Shvut in the West Bank and continued to fire as he drove the car towards Gush Etzion Junction where he lost control of the vehicle, which then crashed into another vehicle.
[6] Together with the stabbing at a synagogue in Tel Aviv that occurred only a few hours earlier,[7] it was, "the bloodiest day in Israel since this latest round of Palestinian violence began back in September.
"[8] Two Israeli women, one injured in the car crash, the other by gunfire, were taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
[12] The shooter was Mohammed Abdel Basset al-Kharoub (24), from Dir Smat near Hebron.
[citation needed] Security measures in response to these murders include a temporary order to stop and search all Palestinian vehicles nearing the intersection, revocation of legal permits to work in Israel held by the extended family of the terrorist, and the planning of bypass roads to separate Israeli vehicles from Palestinian vehicles at this spot.