A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday, killing a reservist and wounding five other people, according to Israeli police and the military. The attacker was killed by police.The attack came at a time of heightened tensions following a spate of Israeli settler attacks and the deadly shooting of a Palestinian baby over the weekend in the nearby West Bank. Police identified the attacker as a resident of the Arab town of Taybeh in his 20. His precise motives were not immediately known.The attack began with a shooting on Sunday morning at a petrol station near the town of Kokhav Yair, located on the Israeli side of the boundary with the occupied West Bank. Several other shootings were reported in two nearby Israeli towns and close to the Israeli settlement of Salit, inside the West Bank.
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SUN · 2026-06-07 · 19:28 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0607-82522
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Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5
On Sunday, a Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship carried out a shooting attack across several towns in central Israel. The rampage resulted in the death of one reservist and injuries to five others.
AgenciesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-07 · 19:28 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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On Sunday, a Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship carried out a shooting attack across several towns in central Israel. The rampage resulted in the death of one reservist and injuries to five others. Israeli police killed the attacker, who was identified as a resident of Taybeh in his 20s. The motive for the attack is not yet known. The incident occurred amidst heightened tensions, following recent Israeli settler attacks and the killing of a Palestinian baby in the West Bank over the weekend. The shootings took place at a petrol station near Kokhav Yair and in two nearby Israeli towns, as well as near the West Bank settlement of Salit.
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The attacker was identified as a resident of Taybeh in his 20s.
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The attacker was killed by police.
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The attack resulted in one fatality and five injuries.
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A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship carried out a shooting attack in central Israel.
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The attack occurred amidst heightened regional tensions.
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