Palestinian gunman shoots dead Israeli in the West Bank, soldiers kill motorist
Netanyahu ordered more arrests and offensive activity after the attacks, while Hamas praised the shooting and the military killed a Palestinian driver.
- On Sunday, a suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli man near Neve Tzuf, while Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist near Ganim in a separate incident, according to police and military officials.
- The incidents occurred on the eve of the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, though it remains unclear if they were connected; violence has escalated in the West Bank since the Oct 7, 2023, attack by Hamas.
- Police arrested the suspected shooter at a Ramallah hospital hours later, while the military claimed its forces "eliminated" the driver near Ganim after an attempted ramming attack; Reuters could not immediately verify the soldiers' account.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered security agencies to bolster forces and carry out arrests and offensive activities in the area; Hamas praised the shooting but did not claim responsibility.
- The West Bank has experienced a sharp rise in attacks by militant settlers on Palestinians alongside sweeping Israeli military raids, marking continued instability since the military offensive in Gaza began.
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Palestinian gunman shoots dead Israeli in the West Bank, Israeli soldiers kill motorist
Violence flared in the occupied West Bank on Sunday when a suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli man, police said, and Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist who the military said was attempting to run them over.
Avigdor Liberman called for the Israeli army to demolish the village of the Palestinian man alleged to have carried out the attack in the West Bank that killed an Israeli. Regarding the attack near Ramallah, Liberman said, "The village should be razed to the ground."
London: Israeli authorities said on Sunday they had detained a Palestinian man suspected of killing Israeli settlers in a shooting in the West Bank. The Israeli military said it had "detained the terrorist who carried out the shooting," AFP told the military. The military said soldiers shot and wounded the suspect at the scene. The Israel Times, citing the military, reported that the suspect was later found at a hospital near Ramallah. Palestini…
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