A Palestinian opened fire on an Israeli bus near the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank on Friday, wounding at least eight people before he was killed by Israeli troops, the Israeli military said.

Nine Israelis, including soldiers, were wounded when a Palestinian man opened fire on a bus near the Ariel settlement in the occupied West Bank as Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of civilians in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning.

West Bank residents say Israeli forces are adopting tactics similar to the ones they are deploying in Gaza, including airstrikes and the use of Palestinians as human shields.