Israeli border police stand guard at the scene of a drive-by shooting attack near a Jewish settlement near the West Bank city of Ramallah June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - One of four Israelis shot in the occupied West Bank on Monday by a suspected Palestinian gunman has died of his wounds in hospital, officials said on Tuesday.
The night-time attack on a road outside a Jewish settlement was not claimed by any Palestinian faction. Israeli officials said it appeared to be part of a surge in so-called "grassroots" violence by Palestinians taking up arms on their own initiative.
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