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Israeli man killed in West Bank shooting

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One Israeli was killed and another wounded near a West Bank settlement on Friday in a shooting by a Palestinian man.

Security forces are treating the incident as a terror attack.

The shooting took place at the Ein Buvin spring, close to the settlement of Dolev in the Ramallah area.

The deceased, a man in his 20s, was taken to Sheba Medical Center but died of his wounds.

The other victim, also in his 20s, was treated at the hospital for a gunshot to his leg.

According to the Israel Defence Forces, the two men were approaching the spring when the gunman appeared and fired at them at close range. The gunman then fled the scene.

IDF troops are searching the area for the suspect.

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