Israeli troops kill Palestinian who shot 3 in occupied West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -A Palestinian opened fire at an Israeli civilian who entered the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, wounding him and two Palestinians, before being killed by Israeli troops, the military said on Monday.

The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the shooter as an 18-year-old from the area. A photograph from his social media account shows him wearing a military-style uniform and holding an assault rifle and ammunition.

The Islamist group Hamas said the attacker was one of its members.

Violence in the West Bank, already on the rise before the war in Gaza, has escalated further, with stepped-up Israeli military raids, settler violence and Palestinian street attacks.

(Reporting by Ali Sawafta, Ari Rabinovitch; editing by Jonathan Oatis and David Gregorio)

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