Two Israelis killed in suspected Palestinian shooting at West Bank car wash

Incident forms part of the worst escalation of violence in the occupied territory for nearly two decades

Two Israelis have been killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack on a car wash in a volatile stretch of the occupied West Bank, the latest outburst of violence in the region.

The Israeli military said it was searching for suspects and setting up roadblocks near the town of Hawara, a flashpoint area in the northern West Bank, which has has been the scene of repeated shooting attacks and a rampage by Jewish settlers who set light to Palestinian property.