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On Sunday, September 20, 2026, a gunman opened fire at Israelis gathered at a natural spring near Alei Zahav in the West Bank ahead of Yom Kippur, killing father-of-six Netanel Shukrun. His 16-year-old son Yoav said his father shouted a warning that saved his life before Shukrun was shot. The IDF says it caught the shooter, and separately shot dead a Palestinian who allegedly tried to ram soldiers with a vehicle. Shukrun was laid to rest as his widow and son publicly mourned him, and settler leaders, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, called for harsh reprisals including the death penalty and a major IDF operation in the West Bank. The attack heightened tensions across the West Bank during the Yom Kippur holiday period, with Israel already on high alert.