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A 35-year-old Israeli man was killed and five others were wounded on Sunday in a shooting attack targeting multiple locations in central Israel near the West Bank, according to Israeli police and emergency services.
Police said the suspected attacker, identified as a resident of the Israeli Arab city of Tayibe, was killed at the scene. Officers also recovered a firearm. Israeli media reported that a second suspect was also killed during the incident.
Details
• Israel’s emergency service said the victim died from gunshot wounds, while five others were injured, including two in serious condition.
• According to Israeli authorities, the attack was carried out from a moving vehicle and targeted three nearby locations.
• Police said they located the vehicle believed to have been used in the attack and continued search operations in the area.
• The shooting occurred near the Palestinian city of Qalqilya in the West Bank.
• Hamas praised the attack but did not claim responsibility.
• The Israeli military said it deployed additional troops to the area and to a nearby settlement following the shooting.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he was briefed on the developments shortly after the attack.
• During a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said security forces had killed one attacker and arrested a person he described as an accomplice.
• Netanyahu praised the police, military and Shin Bet, saying Israel was “fighting terrorism on all fronts.”
• Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for what he described as a “deep change” within Israel’s Arab community, alleging that a dangerous environment for extremism and terrorism was developing there.
What to watch
Israeli security measures in the area are expected to intensify in the coming hours as investigators work to determine whether additional attackers were involved and whether any Palestinian faction will formally claim responsibility for the attack.
