By Anadolu staff
JERUSALEM (AA) - At least one Israeli settler was seriously injured on Friday as a result of a shooting near the Dolev settlement in the occupied West Bank.
A Palestinian gunman opened fire on a minibus between the Dolev and Talmon settlements in the central West Bank, seriously wounding at least one Israeli, the daily Maariv reported.
The daily also said: “The hunt for the gunman is still ongoing, amid an exchange of fire with the Israeli army.”
"A combat helicopter was sent to the scene, with many forces and special means being used to arrest the gunman,” it added.
The identity of the gunman is not yet known, and no party has claimed responsibility for the operation.
Tensions have been running high across the West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip after a cross-border attack by Hamas last October.
At least 445 Palestinians have since been killed and over 4,700 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory, according to the Health Ministry.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which in an interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza, where nearly 32,000 people have been killed.
*Writing by Ikram Kouachi in Ankara