Israeli reports one killed in West Bank shooting near Neve Tzuf settlement

Israeli media reported on Sunday that an Israeli was killed in a shooting near the Neve Tzuf settlement, located northwest of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. According to Al Jazeera, the attacker opened fire from a vehicle bearing Palestinian license plates at settlers near a spring in the area before withdrawing from the scene. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the perpetrator escaped with his weapon, which raised concerns among Israelis about the possibility of another attack.

The Israeli army announced that it had deployed troops to the Neve Tzuf settlement following reports of the shooting. An Al Jazeera correspondent reported that large numbers of Israeli forces were sent to the area and began blocking the search zone as part of an operation to locate the attacker.

The shooting coincided with a large influx of more than 100,000 Israelis into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, according to the report, which described the site as having been desecrated by the visitors and by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The report did not provide further details on the nature of the visit or any restrictions applied at the site.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shooting, and there was no immediate confirmation of the attacker's identity or current whereabouts. Israeli authorities did not announce any arrests in connection with the incident at the time of the report.

The incident took place amid ongoing tensions in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli military operations and settler-related violence have been frequently reported in recent months. The report by Mehr News added that Israeli forces continued searching the area near Neve Tzuf following the attack.