A Palestinian terrorist opened fire in the Israeli town of Ma'aleh Adumim east of Jerusalem on Tuesday, wounding at least four people before being shot and killed, Israeli police said.
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The shooting outside a shopping mall in the sprawling Jewish settlement was the latest in the most violent stretch of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the territory in nearly two decades.
Video: Security footage showing the Ma'aleh Adumim attack
The Palestinian assailant, dressed as a security guard, was shot and killed by an off-duty Israeli police officer who had heard gunshots and rushed to the scene.
Video: The aftermath of the attack in Ma'aleh Adumim / Credit: Yoni Rickner
The Israeli police said the attacker wounded four civilians, who were in light to moderate condition.
Fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank intensified early last year when Israel launched near-nightly raids into Palestinian areas in the West Bank in response to a spate of Palestinian attacks against Israelis.
The violence has spiked this year. At least 26 people have been killed in Palestinian attacks against Israelis.
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