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Palestinian shoots down 3 Israeli security personnel at West Bank settlement

The incident took place at a settlement northwest of Jerusalem that lies near several Palestinian villages.

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Israeli border police and police gather at the scene of an attack at the entrance to the West Bank settlement of Har Adar after a Palestinian opened fire on security personnel before being shot dead.
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Three Israeli security personnel at a West Bank settlement entrance were killed and another wounded on Tuesday when a Palestinian opened fire. Police said the man was later neutralised. 

In a statement, the police said, "A terrorist who arrived at the rear gate of Har Adar along with Palestinian labourers entering the settlement.... pulled out a weapon and opened fire at the force at the site."
"Three Israelis were killed in the attack, another was wounded and the terrorist was neutralised." 

The wounded Israeli is in a serious condition and is being treated at the Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem.

According to an AFP toll, since October 2015, a wave of unrest in the area has killed at least 295 Palestinians or Arab Israelis, 50 Israelis, two Americans, two Jordanians, an Eritrean, a Sudanese and a Briton.

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