Three Israelis killed in shooting at West Bank crossing

ISRAEL - Three Israelis have been killed in a shooting attack at a crossing between Israel and the West Bank, according to police.

Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the incident happened at Har Adar, an Israeli settlement located on the border. The attacker came to the back gate of the settlement which is opened every morning to allow Palestinians to enter Israel for work and opened fire on security forces there, according to police. Two Israeli security guards and one border policeman were killed, Rosenfeld said, adding heightened security was being put in place in nearby Jerusalem. He named the dead border policeman as 20-year-old Sergeant Solomon Gavria. +Rosenfeld told CNN that he understood the shooter was a “lone wolf” attacker and was not affiliated to any terrorist organizations. One person was also injured, suffering a bullet wound to the stomach, according to paramedics. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the home of the attacker would be demolished and that work permits for members of his family would be revoked. Rosenfeld said the alleged attacker, a 37-year-old Palestinian man from the village of Beit Surik, was killed by police. He shot the security forces with a pistol, Rosenfeld said. A paramedic on the scene, Nir Buzaglo, said the four victims were in their 20s and 30s.

(CNN.COM)