The attacker approached the entrance of the settlement with a group of Palestinians who work there, the Times of Israel cited police as saying.
He “aroused the suspicion” of security officers who were opening the back path of the settlement. The assailant then grabbed a gun and opened fire at Israelis, police added.
Initially, paramedics said they were treating four patients, three of whom were in critical condition.
Later, the three wounded, “men in 20s and 30s,” were pronounced dead. The fourth patient, a 32-year-old man, was evacuated to Ein Kerem hospital in severe condition.
The attacker was “neutralized” at the scene, MDA added.
Earlier media reports suggested that the assailant was a Palestinian, yet there is no official confirmation so far.
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