A man in his 30s was critically wounded on Sunday in an apparent drive-by shooting near Neveh Tzuf (aka Halamish) in the Binyamin region of Samaria, according to first responders.
According to initial reports, a gunman opened fire from a vehicle at Israelis near a natural spring in the area, wounding the victim as his son looked on. The wounded man was taken to Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah.
The Israel Defense Forces said troops launched a pursuit of the suspected attacker and established roadblocks in the surrounding area.
IDF special forces are assisting in the search, while Israeli Air Force craft have been dispatched to the scene, according to the army.
Israeli forces have arrested some 230 wanted Palestinians and seized more than 100 weapons during counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria in recent months, the IDF said on Thursday.
Troops conducted searches at more than 1,200 locations, including a facility used to manufacture explosive devices, according to the military.
Soldiers also seized a large quantity of terrorist equipment and weapons, including M16 rifles, submachine guns, pistols, magazines and ammunition.
The IDF said its troops would “continue to operate to thwart terrorism and maintain security in Judea and Samaria.”
