A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the occupied West Bank, with mountains in neighbouring Jordan pictured in the background, on Feb. 29, 2024. (Credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP)
JERUSALEM — Two men were killed in a
shooting attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday,
Israeli emergency services said.
The Israeli military said a gunman had opened fire at a gas station and was "neutralized" by security forces.
The Palestinian Fatah faction named the shooter on loudspeakers in a nearby mosque and claimed him as a member of its ranks. Palestinian officials said he was a police officer.
In a separate incident near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, one Palestinian was killed by Israeli security forces and another wounded while searching for herbs, Palestinian health officials said.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
shooting attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday,
Israeli emergency services said.
The Israeli military said a gunman had opened fire at a gas
station and was "neutralized" by security forces.
The Palestinian Fatah faction named the shooter on
loudspeakers in a nearby mosque and claimed him as a...