Assailant killed after injuring at least 6 in attack in West Bank

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At least six people were injured in a shooting attack at a checkpoint in the West Bank early Tuesday morning, according to the Israeli military and area hospitals.

The Israeli military said an attacker fired at soldiers at a checkpoint in the village of Tayasir, which is in the northern West Bank. In a tense exchange, soldiers returned fire and the attacker was killed, the military added.

Israeli hospitals said they had received a total of six people injured in the shooting attack. Israeli media reported the injured are soldiers and at least two of them were critically injured.

Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group praised the attack but neither terror group claimed responsibility for it.

Israel has carried out an extensive operation in nearby Jenin over the past weeks to clamp down on what Israel said is militant activity in the city.

The West Bank has seen a surge in violence since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack out of the Gaza Strip ignited the war there.