1 dead, 5 injured after Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opens fire in Israel
Updated on: June 7, 2026 / 9:19 AM EDT / AP
TL;DR
- A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship killed one person and wounded five others in a shooting rampage in central Israel.
- The attacker was killed by police, and an accomplice was later arrested.
- The shootings occurred in multiple locations, initially raising concerns of a coordinated attack.
- The victims included a 35-year-old Israeli man who died in Kokhav Yair.
- Two victims were in severe condition, and three were moderately injured.
- The incident happened amidst heightened tensions in Israel and the West Bank since the October 2023 war in Gaza.
- Separately, four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.