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Gunman Killed After Gas Station Shootout Sparks Townwide Lockdowns

6/7/2026

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Police End Shooting

The shooting began at a gas station, spread to two nearby towns, and prompted school lockdowns.
Police killed the gunman, a man in his twenties from Tayibe, after a drive-by attack, and arrested a second suspect.
The attack unfolded amid rising settler violence and a recent killing of a Palestinian infant.
Hamas praised the shootings, though it did not claim responsibility, in the broader conflict.

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Police Kill Attacker

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for profound change in Israel’s Arab community, calling it a dangerous breeding ground for terrorism.
Police killed the attacker, an Israeli Arab from Tayibe, after drive-by shootings wounded five, two seriously, near the West Bank.
A suspect, the driver, was arrested after he tried stabbing officers with a glass bottle.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefed while police recovered a firearm and continued aerial searches.

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Historical Context

On 25 February 1994, American-Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire in Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29 worshippers and wounding over 125. The massacre provoked a two-week curfew, the banning of the Kach movement and a demand that settlers surrender army-issued rifles, tightening security across the West Bank. Those measures form the backdrop for today’s renewed violence in the region.

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Police End Shooting

The shooting began at a gas station, spread to two nearby towns, and prompted school lockdowns.
Police killed the gunman, a man in his twenties from Tayibe, after a drive-by attack, and arrested a second suspect.
The attack unfolded amid rising settler violence and a recent killing of a Palestinian infant.
Hamas praised the shootings, though it did not claim responsibility, in the broader conflict.

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