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In one of the reported deadliest attacks in a two-year spate of violence, a Palestinian gunman killed three Israelis and wounded a fourth at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank today. Police spokeswoman, Luba Samri said the attacker approached the back gate entrance of the Har Adar settlement, hiding among fellow Palestinian laborers who were being checked by security forces.
She said when the security personnel tried stop, he pulled out a weapon and began opening fire from a short distance. The attacker was then shot dead by other forces at the scene, said the spokeswomen.
Since September 2015, Palestinians have killed 48 Israelis and seven other foreign nationals. During the same time, Israeli forces have killed over 255 Palestinians. Israel blames the violence on incitement by Palestinian religious and political leaders while Palestinians say the attacks stem from anger and frustration at decades of Israeli rule in territories they claim for a state.