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Gunman Kills Two Israelis, Injures One in West Bank -Military Press Service

© REUTERS / Mussa QawasmaIsraeli soldiers carry the body of a Palestinian, who Israeli police and army said stabbed a soldier, after he was shot by an Israeli policeman, in the West Bank old city of Hebron October 29, 2015
Israeli soldiers carry the body of a Palestinian, who Israeli police and army said stabbed a soldier, after he was shot by an Israeli policeman, in the West Bank old city of Hebron October 29, 2015 - Sputnik International
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An unidentified gunman fired at a car in the West Bank, killing two Israeli nationals and injuring one, a source in the Israeli military press service said on Friday.

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) — Since late September, a new wave of violence in a long-standing conflict emerged between Palestinians and Israelis amid reports that Israel would revise a status quo of the access to Temple Mount, which houses Islam’s third holiest site, the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Over a dozen of people from each side have been killed, mostly in sporadic attacks.

"After firing at the people, who were civilians, the perpetrator fled. We are currently searching for him," the source told RIA Novosti.

Israeli border policemen check a Palestinian car at a checkpoint in Jabel Mukaber, in an area of the West Bank that Israel captured in a 1967 war and annexed to the city of Jerusalem October 14, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The attack occurred near the Jewish settlement of Otniel, south of the large Palestinian city of Hebron, located in the disputed West Bank, which has been at the center of the current outbreak of violence.

Palestinians seek recognition for their independent state on the territories of West Bank, as well as East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Srip.

The Israeli government denies Palestine's claims, refusing to diplomatically recognize the existence of a Palestinian state. Peace talks between the sides are consistently deadlocked.

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