An Israeli soldier was killed and 8 others were injured in a shooting east of occupied Jerusalem. Israeli police said that they killed the perpetrators of the attack, and that 3 of the injured Israelis were in serious condition.
Al Jazeera bureau director Walid Al-Omari, citing Israeli sources, said that two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a military checkpoint near the village of Al-Za'im, wounding 8 soldiers. Israeli occupation forces sent large reinforcements to the area where the attack occurred, and closed the roads there.