(JNS) One of the survivors of a shooting in the West Bank has urged the Israeli government to launch a military operation "to root out the terrorism" in the region.

Menachem Ordman was one of five people injured after the incident which occurred near the town of Yabad on Tuesday (June 13).

The 33-year-old recounted the incident, saying that he “saw the barrel of a rifle pointed at me at point-blank range.”

Speaking from his hospital before undergoing surgery to remove shrapnel from his arms, Ordman said that he was sitting in his car when the vehicle with the attackers pulled up to him.

The father of five told JNS: "They opened heavy fire; it took me a moment to realise that I was still alive. I saw a rifle barrel aimed at me from point-blank range.

"I was standing at the junction to talk on the phone, and then a car from the opposite lane passed by, from which they fired at me.

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Emergency responders at the Reihan Crossing (Photo: MDA)

"I noticed that I had been wounded, there was blood all over the car. I was sure that I was going to die."

Four IDF soldiers were also lightly wounded during the attack. The attackers escaped and the hunt to catch them is ongoing.

"My arms were wounded by bullets, and I will undergo surgery today to remove the shrapnel, and God-willing, I will be released tomorrow,” added Ordman, who is being treated at Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre in Hadera.

He concluded: "I have looked death in the face. They shot at me from point-blank range while I was inside the car. We need to go on the offensive and finish this saga."

After the attack on Ordman, the attackers then drove further down the road and shot at a military vehicle and wounded the four IDF soldiers moderately to lightly.