A terrorist wanted for the deadly Oct. 9 attack at a Jerusalem checkpoint was killed Wednesday while carrying out another shooting outside a Jewish settlement outside Jerusalem, authorities said.
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Guards at the entrance to Maale Adumim, one of whom was wounded in the incident, fired back, killing 22-year-old Uday Tamimi, police said. Police commander Uzi Levy told reporters that Tamimi was armed with a pistol and was carrying an explosive device.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid identified him as responsible for killing a soldier – Stg. Noa Lazar – and wounding three others in the earlier attack at a checkpoint near Shuafat, a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
Following the Oct. 8 attack, police blockaded Shuafat for days as they searched for Tamimi, which led to violent protests against the measures.
Tensions have deepened since the IDF launched Operation Breakwater, an extensive counterterrorism campaign in Judea and Samaria, following a series of terror attacks by Palestinians in Israel that killed 19 people.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid said that Israel "will act with a heavy hand and not hesitate against terror."
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