Gunman Kills at Least One in Attack on Central Israel

A gunman opened fire from a car at multiple locations around central Israel on Sunday, killing one man and injuring at least five people in what the authorities described as a terrorist attack.

Initial reports in Israeli news media identified the assailant as a Palestinian citizen of Israel. It was not immediately clear whether the gunman had acted alone.

The attacks began at a gas station at the entrance of Kochav Yair, a town in central Israel along the boundary dividing Israel from the occupied West Bank. The gunman then drove to several nearby locations on both sides of the boundary, firing at various people.

The Israeli police said its forces had located the suspected gunman and killed him. Searches were continuing for any additional possible suspects, according to the police and to the military.

Israel’s ambulance service said that one man was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds and that five wounded people were taken to hospitals.

Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that long ruled the Gaza Strip, praised what it called a “heroic shooting attack” in a statement, but it did not claim responsibility for the shootings.

Heedo Abu Laban contributed reporting.