Netanel Shukrun, a systems information analyst and father of six, died at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva on Sunday after being shot at a natural spring near the Neve Tzuf settlement. He had traveled to the site with his eldest son to perform a ritual immersion before the Yom Kippur holiday. The Times of Israel confirmed his identity, noting his wife Meirav teaches at Ariel University.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described the attack as a drive-by shooting where the suspect fired from a vehicle before fleeing on foot. A combat tracker from the Binyamin Regional Brigade opened fire, wounding the suspect, who then drove to a hospital near Ramallah. Israeli commandos from the Duvdevan Unit arrested him there based on intelligence from the Shin Bet, seizing his vehicle in the process.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted swiftly, issuing a statement that condemned the violence and declared that "no terrorist is immune." He ordered security forces to send reinforcements to the West Bank, impose closures, and carry out arrests. In a move signaling collective responsibility, he also directed the immediate demolition of the terrorist's home, though it remained unclear which of the two attackers this referred to.
The incident occurred alongside a separate violent episode in the northern West Bank, where soldiers killed a Palestinian man who allegedly attempted to ram troops near the former settlement of Ganim. Another occupant of the vehicle was detained. Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, described Shukrun as a "man of kindness" and "humble," while social media footage showed people at the spring ducking for cover during the gunfire.