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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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Israel Intercepts Missile from Yemen, Military Says

A Houthi supporter carries a mock missile as others wave the flags of Palestine (R) and Yemen (L) during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, 17 March 2025 against US airstrikes on Houthi positions. (EPA)
A Houthi supporter carries a mock missile as others wave the flags of Palestine (R) and Yemen (L) during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, 17 March 2025 against US airstrikes on Houthi positions. (EPA)
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Israel Intercepts Missile from Yemen, Military Says

A Houthi supporter carries a mock missile as others wave the flags of Palestine (R) and Yemen (L) during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, 17 March 2025 against US airstrikes on Houthi positions. (EPA)
A Houthi supporter carries a mock missile as others wave the flags of Palestine (R) and Yemen (L) during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, 17 March 2025 against US airstrikes on Houthi positions. (EPA)

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had intercepted a projectile launched from Yemen that crossed into Israeli territory.

Sirens had earlier sounded in several areas of Israel.

The Iran-backed Houthi group has repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards Israel in what it has described as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The firing of the projectile came after Israel resumed airstrikes against targets in Gaza that killed more than 400 people, according to Palestinian health authorities, in an onslaught that ended weeks of relative calm after talks to secure a permanent ceasefire stalled.