Israeli police identified a Palestinian citizen of Israel as the gunman who opened fire from a car around the Kochav Yair area on Sunday in the early afternoon near the checkpoint. He targeted a gas station at the town’s edge and then moved to several spots on both sides of the Israel‑West Bank boundary, killing one dead and wounding at least five civilians.

Security forces located the suspect and killed him after a brief chase, while investigators continued searching for accomplices. Israel’s ambulance service confirmed five injured patients were taken to hospitals, underscoring the strain on emergency resources in a region already coping with frequent security incidents and heightened alert levels. The incident follows a recent surge in lone‑wolf attacks that have rattled local markets.

Hamas praised the shooting as a “heroic” act but stopped short of claiming responsibility, a pattern that complicates diplomatic calculations and may influence defense spending. Investors watch such spikes in violence for their impact on tourism, construction and insurance premiums in Israel, for the technology sector. The episode adds pressure on policymakers to tighten security while managing economic fallout.