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Police: Palestinian Gunman Opens Fire at Israeli Checkpoint and is Shot Dead

Muslim worshippers visit the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem for the Fajr prayer, which takes place before sunrise, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Muslim worshippers visit the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem for the Fajr prayer, which takes place before sunrise, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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Police: Palestinian Gunman Opens Fire at Israeli Checkpoint and is Shot Dead

Muslim worshippers visit the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem for the Fajr prayer, which takes place before sunrise, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Muslim worshippers visit the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in the Old City of Jerusalem for the Fajr prayer, which takes place before sunrise, Friday, June 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A Palestinian man opened fire at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, wounding a security guard before he was shot dead by forces at the scene, Israel's police said.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed the gunman as a member.

Official Palestinian news agency WAFA identified him as an 18-year-old from Kafr Aqab.

Police distributed a photo of an M-16 rifle they said was used by the gunman to carry out the shooting.

The past few days saw deadly clashes in the city of Jenin, a fatal Palestinian shooting attack near a settlement, attacks on Palestinian villages by settlers and a rare Israeli air strike in the West Bank against militants.

On Friday, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan encouraged more steps to restore calm between Israel and the Palestinians during a call with his Israeli counterpart, the White House said.

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Four Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Beirut Near Key Govt Buildings, Embassies

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP)
Rescue workers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP)
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Four Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Beirut Near Key Govt Buildings, Embassies

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP)
Rescue workers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP)

At least four people were killed and 18 others were injured in an Israeli strike on central Beirut, the Lebanese caretaker health ministry said on Monday.

The strike late on Monday hit a densely populated residential area in Lebanon's capital close to the UN headquarters, Parliament, the prime minister’s office and several embassies.  

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two missiles hit the area of Zoqaq al-Blat neighborhood of Beirut. The strike comes following reports that the US envoy has delayed his visit for ceasefire talks.  

Ambulance sirens echoed through the area and a reporter with The Associated Press at the scene described significant casualties on the street.  

The target of the airstrike remains unclear, and the Israeli army did not issue a prior warning.  

Many areas in central Beirut, including Zoqaq al-Blat, became a refuge for many displaced by the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. The strike also occurred near a Hussainiya, a Shiite mosque.

It was the second consecutive day of Israeli strikes on central Beirut after more than a month-long pause.  

On Sunday, a strike in the area of Ras al-Nabaa killed Hezbollah media spokesperson Mohammed Afif, along with six other people, including a woman.  

Later that day, four people were killed in a separate strike in the commercial district of Mar Elias. Reports said it targeted leader of Hezbollah’s southern operations Mahmoud Madi.  

Israeli media did not have immediate comment.