West Bank hiking attack near Gilad Farm leaves one dead, four wounded as shooter is killed by IDF

Palestinian gunmen opened fire on hikers near Gilad Farm in the northern West Bank, killing one Israeli and wounding four others before the attacker was killed by the IDF in a manhunt. The victim was 32-year-old Benayahu Melet of Gilad Farm’s emergency squad; two other victims were seriously wounded and two lightly wounded, with medics evacuating some to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. Palestinian Health Ministry officials claimed additional casualties on their side, while Israel pledged a strong security response.