Israeli boy killed in Palestinian gun attack on bus in West Bank

The bus was heading to Jerusalem from an Israeli settlement when a gunman opened fire.

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The Israeli military said the gunman opened fire at the bus in the al-Khader Junction area as it travelled from the settlement of Beitar Illit to Jerusalem.

The victim was named as Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia Simha. Paramedics said a woman and two men were also wounded.

The attacker fled the scene but later turned himself in to Israeli security forces following searches in the nearby Bethlehem area, the military added.

Israeli media identified him as Ezzedine Malluh from Beit Awwa.

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