Israel shooting: Palestinian kills three at Jewish settlement near occupied West Bank

A Palestinian gunman killed three Israelis and wounded a fourth at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israel's Army Radio said.

The station interviewed a resident of Har Adar who said the gunman had entered the settlement with a group of Palestinian labourers and opened fire on paramilitary Israeli police guards.

The gunman was also shot in the incident but his condition was not immediately clear, Army Radio said.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the attack took place early on Tuesday just outside the community of Had Adar.

There was no word yet on the identity of the attacker but Rosenfeld says it's being treated as a terrorist attack. The Magen David Adom medical service says a fourth Israeli is in critical condition.

Since 2015, Palestinians have killed 48 Israelis, two visiting Americans and a British tourist in stabbings, shooting and car-ramming attacks. In that time, Israeli forces killed over 255 Palestinians, most said by Israel to be attackers.

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