An Israeli soldier was killed and 8 others were injured of varying severity on Thursday in shooting at a military checkpoint near the Maale Adumim settlement, east of occupied Jerusalem.

Israeli media reported that one of the seriously injured soldiers had died.

Earlier, Israeli Army Radio reported that 9 soldiers were injured, including 3 in critical condition, in shooting at a military checkpoint near the settlement.

The 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.

Al-Omari added that the Israeli forces sent large reinforcements to the area where the attack occurred and closed the road routes there.

According to Israeli media, two who were accompanying the perpetrators of the shooting attack near the settlement were arrested.

Hebrew sources reported that the Maale Adumim municipality called on residents to remain in their homes after suspecting the presence of a third gunman.

The Maale Adumim operation comes days after the operation that took place in the Kiryat Malachi settlement, east of Ashdod, which resulted in the killing of two Israelis.

Source: Al Jazeera