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US-Israeli citizen injured in West Bank as parties meet in Egypt to de-escalate

A second Israeli-Palestinian-American-Egyptian-Jordanian meeting took place on Sunday, with all parties pledging to take measures to de-escalate tensions in Jerusalem and the West Bank, ahead of Ramadan and Passover.
Israeli security forces patrol the town of Huwara following a shooting attack on an Israeli vehicle in the area, West Bank, March 19, 2023.

Israeli-American David Stern, a former US Marine, was shot and seriously injured Sunday evening when driving by the Palestinian village of Huwara in the West Bank. According to news reports, Stern shot back at the gunman, injuring him. The assailant was then apprehended by Israeli security forces.

Shortly after the incident, US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides confirmed that an American citizen was injured in a shooting attack near Huwara. US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Sunday, mainly about the judicial overhaul plan advanced by the Israeli government.

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