Tension is still rising in the Middle East . An Israeli civil guard was killed in Ariel, one of the largest Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

A car with Israeli license plates and three passengers on board approached the entrance to the settlement and opened fire with an automatic rifle , before fleeing.

The army has screwed up the searches, but the perpetrators of the attack have not yet been identified.

Hamas does not claim but rejoices, calling the attack " a heroic operation to end the holy month of Ramadan".

"This is part of our people's response to the Al-Aqsa attacks ," said the spokesman for the movement that governs Gaza, Hazem Qassem , referring to the clashes between Palestinian protesters and police at the Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem , where there were dozens of injured.

(Unioneonline / L)

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