Jewish New Year Marred by Shooting

World | September 27, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

A Palestinian gunman shot dead a two-month-old baby girl and a man who opened the door to him at a Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Friday during Jewish New Year's festivities. This is the first deadly attack since Israel's security Cabinet decided earlier this month to remove Yasser Arafat. The gunman was later shot dead. He also wounded the baby's mother and father in the attack, launched as Israelis held traditional family meals marking Rosh Hashanah, or New Year. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the shooting.

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