The footage, which has been widely circulated on social media and aired on Israeli television shows the gunmen open fire on passers by and at a police waiting at a bus stop. One of the gunmen shoots several times at a victim on the ground before taking his rifle and opening fire on a man riding by on a bike.
19-year-old Border Police officers Yazan Falah and Shirel Abukarat died in the attack and several officers were hurt in the gun battle. Four other people were taken to hospital before undercover officers killed the terrorists.
Officer Falah lived in the Druze village of Kisra-Sumei in the Galilee and only joined the Border Police a year ago, while Officer Abukarat, who lived in Netanya, joined just six months ago. A Border Police statement said the officers “fought with bravery” and “saved many lives”.
Weapons seized following the shooting show the men came armed with 1,000 bullets.
The atrocity came five just days after an IS supporter killed four Israeli civilians in the southern city of Be’er Sheva and occurred as Israel hosted a historic summit with three Arab League states.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack which has fuelled fears of a fresh wave of terror orchestrated by Iran.
Security forces carried out a number of arrests in the Arab city of Umm el-Fahm near Hadera following the deadly attack, including the brother of one of the terrorists and four others detained on being members of an IS cell in the city. It is being reported the brother of one of the terrorists is himself a police officer.
