Six Israelis wounded in West Bank shooting, gunman killed

OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS: A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a group of Israelis in a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, wounding six people before being shot dead, police said.

“A terrorist opened fire at a group of people in Maaleh Adumim,” a police statement said, referring to a Jewish settlement in the West Bank.

“The terrorist was neutralised by an off-duty border police officer.” Police later confirmed to AFP that the gunman was shot dead. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed that the assailant, Muhannad Mohammad al-Mazaraah, 20, was killed by “occupation bullets”.

Two hospitals in Jerusalem said they were treating six people including a teenager wounded in the attack, two of whom were in a serious condition. The off-duty officer who shot the gunman said he was in a barbershop when he heard shots and shouting, and rushed outside and saw the assailant.