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Israel shooting: Palestinian kills three at Jewish settlement near occupied West Bank | Israel shooting: Palestinian kills three at Jewish settlement near occupied West Bank |
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An attacker opened fire early on Tuesday at the entrance to a town outside Jerusalem, killing three Israelis and critically wounding a fourth, Israeli police and medical services said. | |
According to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld, the attacker apparently approached the back gate entrance of the town, hiding among Palestinian day laborers who were being checked by security forces. | |
Once he aroused their suspicions, the attacker pulled out a weapon and began opening fire, he said. The attacker was then shot dead by other forces at the scene. | |
The Magen David Adom medical service said that in addition to the three killed, a fourth Israeli was evacuated to hospital in critical condition. | |
Har Adar is an upscale community west of Jerusalem, on the seam line between the West Bank and Israel proper — and an unusual target in the wave of violence that Israel has been coping with over the past two years. | |
Since September 2015, Palestinians have killed 48 Israelis, two visiting Americans and a British tourist in stabbings, shooting and car-ramming attacks. | |
During that same time, Israeli forces have killed over 255 Palestinians; Israel says most of them were attackers, others died in clashes with Israeli forces. Most of the attacks have been stabbings against security forces, primarily in the West Bank. | |
Associated Press |