An Israeli was killed in a shooting attack in Gush Etzion, near Hebron.

Israeli Army Radio reported Thursday afternoon that an Israeli security guard was killed in a shooting attack in Gush Etzion, near Hebron.

Local sources reported that two Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces on Thursday, allegedly after carrying out a shooting attack near the Gush Etzion settlement in the southern occupied West Bank.

According to reports, the operation resulted in an Israeli being critically injured.