West Bank highway shooting: At least one killed and several injured in shooting on outskirts of Jerusalem

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At least one individual was killed and several others injured on Thursday in a highway shooting in the occupied West Bank on the outskirts of Jerusalem, in line with Israeli authorities.

A person in his 20s was killed in the incident, the Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency rescue service stated. Five others have been shot, with one lady in her 20s in critical situation, it stated.

A sixth individual was additionally injured, the MDA stated, however didn’t specify how she was harm.

In an announcement, Israel Police stated three gunmen opened hearth close to the A-Zaim checkpoint after they arrived in autos from the course of the Ma’ale Adumim settlement towards Jerusalem.

They “began firing M-16 automatic weapons at civilians in vehicles” that have been ready in visitors, the assertion stated.

Police referred to the gunmen as terrorists and residents of the Bethlehem space, however no additional data was given as to who the shooters have been.

Security forces “neutralized” two of the shooters on the scene and one other “who tried to escape,” it added.

There has been a spate of terror attacks in opposition to Israelis in the occupied West Bank in latest weeks. At least seven have been killed in a shooting close to a synagogue in Jerusalem in late January 2023, which police chief Yaakov Shabtai described as “one of the worst terror attacks in the past few years.”

Correction: This story has been up to date to make clear the shooting close to a synagogue in Jerusalem occurred in January 2023.

This is a creating story and will probably be up to date.