Terrorist Freed In Hostage Exchange Deal Injures Israeli, Eliminated By IDF Officer

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a terrorist shooting which occurred in the town of Qalqilya in Samaria, an Israeli citizen was seriously wounded.

The victim had gone to a car repair garage in the city when the terrorist opened fire at him. Two Palestinian Arabs were also wounded in the shooting. Their conditions are unknown.

The Israel was initially evacuated to the Darwish Nazzal Hospital in Qalqilya. After his condition was stabilized, he was transferred to Israeli custody and evacuated to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba in serious but stable condition.

IDF forces, led by the local brigade commander Colonel Netanel Shamcha, identified the vehicle from which the shooting was carried out and eliminated the terrorist. The shooter was later identified as 18-year-old Tareq Daud, a Hamas terrorist from Qalqilya who had been released as part of the hostage deal with Hamas in November. The IDF had been aware that he had returned to terrorist activities and he was wanted by security officials.

The IDF later stated that “A short while ago, a shooting attack occurred in the city of Qalqilya during which a terrorist fired at an Israeli civilian who was in the city, injuring him and two Palestinians. The Israeli civilian was evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment. IDF forces conducted a pursuit after the terrorist and neutralized him adjacent to Qalqilya.”

“The IDF emphasizes that the entrance of Israeli civilians into Area A is dangerous and prohibited by law.