Israel hunts Palestinian gunmen\, raids official news agency

Israel hunts Palestinian gunmen, raids official news agency

AFP  |  Ramallah 

Israeli forces entered the Palestinian city of on Monday and raided the offices of the official Palestinian agency, the agency and witnesses said, a day after gunmen wounded several Israelis near a settlement.

Israeli soldiers entered on Monday morning, with low-level clashes breaking out a few hundred metres from the house of Palestinian Mahmud Abbas, AFP journalists said.

They seized the security camera footage of a nearby building, according to employees.

Two people were hit with live bullets during the clashes, according to the

Later soldiers raided the headquarters of Wafa, the official Palestinian agency, including the photography and editing offices, a statement from the agency said.

An spokeswoman said she could not comment on the raid, including whether it was part of the hunt for the gunmen from Sunday night's incident.

Doctors at the in earlier delivered the baby of one victim of the shooting who was pregnant via a caesarean section, the hospital said.

The hospital added that the mother, 21, was stable on Monday but the baby had taken a turn for the worse.

"There has unfortunately been a deterioration in the baby's condition. The family is requesting prayers for him," a said.

The others wounded in the attack were not in life-threatening condition.

The said on Monday morning that the perpetrators had so far not been located.

"(Israel Defence Forces), border police and security forces commenced extensive searches in the villages in the area as part of the hunt for the terrorists who committed the attack," a statement on Monday said.

"The will continue to operate to apprehend the terrorists and ensure the security of civilians." The Islamist movement, which runs the Gaza Strip, praised the attack, saying in a statement that it proved "resistance" was still alive in the

Palestinian attacks against Israelis occur sporadically in the

On November 26, a Palestinian rammed Israeli soldiers with a car and injured three of them. The assailant in that incident was later killed by Israeli forces.

Sunday's shooting north of was the most serious attack in the West Bank since October 7, when Palestinian shot two Israelis dead in an industrial zone for a nearby settlement.

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First Published: Tue, December 11 2018. 00:45 IST