Palestinian gunmen kill Israeli in West Bank attack, Israeli military says

12/8/2024 11:32

        An Israeli was killed and another wounded on Sunday by Palestinian gunmen who opened fire on a main road in the occupied West Bank, Israel's ambulance service and military said, with the armed wing of militant faction Hamas claiming responsibility.
        
        The Israeli military said it was pursuing the suspected assailants, blocking routes and conducting searches.
        
        Later in the day, Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades said its West Bank-based fighters killed an Israeli soldier at point-blank range in the Mehola settlement in the West Bank's Jordan Valley and "returned to their bases safely."
        
        Violence in the West Bank, already on the rise before the war in Gaza, has escalated further, with stepped-up Israeli military raids, settler violence and Palestinian street attacks.