Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Israeli forces find, kill second terrorist from Eli attack

By Emanuel Fabian 20 June 2023, 6:48 pm 0 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.

Israeli security forces at the scene of a shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Eli, West Bank, June 20, 2023. (Flash90)

The Shin Bet security agency says Israeli forces located and killed the second Palestinian gunman who fled the scene of the deadly terror attack in Eli.

Shin Bet officers and members of the elite Yamam counterterrorism police unit found the car which the terrorist stole from the gas station near Eli, after he and another attacker killed four people and wounded four others.

The agency says an assault rifle used in the attack was found in the car, near the Palestinian town of Tubas.

“During the arrest attempt, the suspect tried to escape from the vehicle, and was shot and neutralized by the forces,” the agency says.

Palestinian media outlets say the wanted man has died.