Escalating West Bank Violence: Israeli Killed in Palestinian Gun Attack

An Israeli was killed and another wounded by Palestinian gunmen on a main road in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military is pursuing the suspected assailants. Violence in the West Bank has escalated, with increased Israeli military raids, settler violence, and Palestinian street attacks.

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.

The military said it was pursuing the suspected assailants, blocking routes and conducting searches.

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.