New deadly attack in the West Bank

New deadly attack in the West Bank

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full screen Ambulance personnel at a hospital in Jerusalem where they drove the injured after Saturday’s attack near the West Bank Photo: Mahmoud Illean

A Palestinian gunman opened fire near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.

An Israeli man was killed in the attack and several people are reported to have been injured. A security guard shot the attacker dead.

The violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has been ongoing for weeks, making 2022 the deadliest year since 2015 in the area.

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