One person was wounded after being shot in the head by a terrorist in the Malachi Hashalom area, northeast of Ramallah, in the West Bank, on Thursday morning.
The shooting targeted a group of shepherds.
Initial reports stated that two shepherds were grazing cows near the settlement when a masked terrorist, who was lurking among the trees, fired two shots. A violent confrontation developed between the terrorist and the civilians.
The IDF said that the incident is being investigated. Searches are underway for the suspect behind the shooting. IDF soldiers have encircled the village of Al-Mughayir near Ramallah to locate the terrorist.
Victim in mild condition from shooting
MDA paramedics provided treatment to a 20-year-old and evacuated him to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital in mild condition.
"The incident could've ended much differently," Walla quoted a senior MDA medic as saying.
An investigation was launched into the incident, which included forensic investigators, the Shin Bet, and other police investigators, while security forces are continuing to search for the terrorist.
Recent terror activity in West Bank
Border Police had arrested a week ago a Gaza man in his 20s on suspicion of attempting to carry out a terror attack at the Qalandiya checkpoint, north of Jerusalem.
One month ago, the IDF thwarted two attempted terror attacks in the southern West Bank.
First, a soldier shot a terrorist armed with a knife who attempted to carry out a stabbing attack near the Shim’a community. Later, another terrorist arrived at the entrance to Migdal Oz, also armed with a knife, and began to throw stones at the security post before a guard shot and killed him.