What tragic event recently occurred in the West Bank, located in Israel?
Tragedy struck the northern West Bank on Wednesday night when Tzeela Gez, a 37-year-old pregnant Israeli woman, was fatally shot while en route to the hospital. The attack occurred near the settlement of Bruchin, amid heightened tensions in the region.
According to Israeli authorities, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on Gez’s vehicle, wounding her husband and critically injuring her. Doctors later performed an emergency C-section, successfully delivering her baby, who remains in serious but stable condition.
The attack came in the wake of escalating violence following Hamas’s October offensive, which triggered a wider conflict in Gaza and intensified Israeli military activity across the West Bank.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant condemned the killing, promising a “maximum-force” response and sealing nearby Palestinian villages in a sweeping manhunt.
The incident has reignited fears of retaliatory settler violence and further escalations, as peace prospects in the occupied territories continue to fade.
