TEL AVIV, Israel — A Palestinian gunman opened fireplace on a automotive within the occupied West Bank on Sunday, wounding three Israelis, together with two women, Israeli authorities mentioned. The suspect fled the scene of the taking pictures, however he was later captured.

The bloodshed was the newest in a relentless cycle of violence that has gripped the area, driving up the loss of life toll and sparking the worst preventing between Israel and the Palestinians within the West Bank in practically twenty years.

The Israeli army mentioned the gunman opened fireplace on a automotive from a passing car. Israel’s rescue service MDA mentioned three Israelis had been wounded, together with a 35-year-old with gunshot wounds who's in severe however steady situation. Two women, ages 9 and 14, had been barely wounded by flying particles.

The army mentioned that forces apprehended the suspected gunman within the metropolis of Bethlehem and seized his automotive and an assault rifle discovered inside. Troops arrested two different suspects, the military mentioned.

Fighting between Israel and the Palestinians within the West Bank intensified early final yr when Israel launched near-nightly raids into Palestinian areas within the West Bank in response to a spate of Palestinian assaults towards Israelis.

The violence has spiked this yr, with greater than 150 Palestinians killed by Israeli fireplace for the reason that begin of 2023 within the West Bank and east Jerusalem, based on a tally by The Associated Press.

PHOTOS: Palestinian gunman opens fireplace on a automotive within the occupied West Bank wounding 3, together with 2 women

Israeli says most of these killed have been militants, however stone-throwing youths protesting the raids and others not concerned within the confrontations have additionally been killed.

At least 26 folks have been killed in Palestinian assaults towards Israelis throughout that point.

Israel says the raids are important to dismantle militant networks and thwart future assaults. The Palestinians see the violence as a pure response to 56 years of occupation, together with stepped-up settlement development by Israel’s authorities and elevated violence by Jewish settlers.

Israel captured the West Bank within the 1967 Mideast battle, together with the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem. Palestinians search these territories for his or her hoped-for unbiased state.

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