One killed and five wounded in shooting attack in central Israel

One person has been killed and five others wounded in a series of shooting attacks in central Israel, Israeli police and emergency services reported.

The shootings reportedly occurred on Sunday at three locations near the ⁠occupied West Bank city ⁠of Qalqilya, killing a 35-year-old man.

Magen David Adom, Israel's medical emergency service, said another man in his 40s had been taken to the hospital in a critical condition.

Medical officials said they had also treated two men injured at a petrol station near the town of Kochav Yair, one of them seriously. A man and a woman were also injured near Tzur Yitzhak, another settlement in central Israel.

"Large police forces remain at the scene, and searches are continuing," police said in an earlier statement on Sunday, urging the public to remain vigilant. 

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