Israeli Settler, Palestinian Driver Killed in Separate West Bank Shootings
The violence, on the eve of Yom Kippur, included a fatal shooting near a settlement and a killing by Israeli soldiers.
A suspected Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli man near a West Bank settlement on Sunday, according to Israeli officials cited by France 24. The gunman was later located at a hospital in Ramallah and arrested, police said.
Elsewhere in the West Bank, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist whom the military said was attempting to run them over, France 24 reported. The flare-up in violence came on the eve of the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, according to France 24.
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- Israeli settler and Palestinian driver killed in West Bank shootings — France 24 — English
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