An Israeli guard at the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank was shot and killed on Friday night by two gunmen who fled in a car, the Israeli army and the Red Star of David said. Red Cross in Israel).
“The terrorists reached the entrance of the community” Ariel, in the northern part of the West Bank, and shot the guard, said the announcement of the Israeli army.
The perpetrators of the attack escaped by car, as shown in material recorded by security cameras and broadcast on Israeli television.
According to hospital sources, the victim, about 20 years old, succumbed to his injuries shortly after the attack.
Soldiers and security personnel have launched a manhunt to locate the perpetrators, the Israeli army (IDF) said in a Twitter post. Roadblocks have been set up in the surrounding area, which has been blocked.
The attack came at a time of heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Earlier on Friday, Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian protesters near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
In recent weeks, 14 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks.
The Israeli army has stepped up its operations in the occupied West Bank in a bid to prevent similar attacks. More than 20 Palestinians have been killed during Israeli army operations, which often result in bloody clashes.
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