A Jewish Israeli man was shot and seriously wounded in Qalqilya on the West Bank on Monday evening. Two Palestinians were also wounded in the attack, and the terrorist was killed by Israeli forces.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, the gunman opened fire near a car repair shop in the Palestinian Authority-controlled city. Israeli forces caught the shooter just outside the city as he attempted to flee.
The PA identified him as Tariq Daoud, 18, and said that his body was being held by Israeli authorities. According to Hamas, he was a “field commander” in the terrorist group’s military wing.
Daoud was released from prison as part of last November’s ceasefire deal with the Gaza-based terrorist group that saw Palestinian security prisoners released for Israeli civilians captured by Hamas during the October 7 attack.
