The gunfire was directed at a group of people bathing at a local spring near Neveh Tzuf.
By Shula Rosen
An Israeli man in his 30s was killed in a shooting near Neveh Tzuf, also known as Halamish, in Samaria, as Israeli forces launched a manhunt and set up roadblocks in search of the attacker.
The victim was initially listed in critical condition after the shooting.
Magen David Adom personnel performed CPR and succeeded in restoring his pulse, leading his condition to be temporarily updated to severe.
He was subsequently airlifted to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva in critical condition, where doctors later pronounced him dead.
The gunfire was directed at a group of people bathing at a local spring near Neveh Tzuf. Initial reports said the shots came from what appeared to be a red Mitsubishi SUV with Palestinian Authority license plates as it passed the area.
The fatal shooting took place on the eve of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur.
“We arrived at the scene and saw a male in his 30s inside a vehicle, unconscious, with multiple gunshot wounds,” said MDA paramedic David Trachtenberg. “We removed him from the vehicle and immediately began providing lifesaving medical treatment.”
“We placed him in the ambulance, and with the assistance of a physician and a paramedic, immediately began evacuating him to the hospital while fighting for his life, providing medical treatment and blood products, in the hope of stabilizing his condition.”
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops deployed across the surrounding area following the shooting and began searching for the suspected attacker. Forces also erected roadblocks as part of the effort to locate the shooter.
“Numerous IDF troops have launched a pursuit after the terrorist and are carrying out roadblocks in the area,” the military said.
The search for the attacker is still underway.
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