Four Palestinians and one Israeli are killed in a shooting incident in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Israeli and Palestinian officials and health officials say. The incident occurs southwest of the Palestinian city of Nablus. According to the Israeli military, it responds after reports that Israeli civilians hiking in the area are attacked. The military says a Palestinian stole a weapon from local security personnel and then fired at the hikers. Palestinian officials and health officials report the deaths of four Palestinians in the same incident, without detailing the sequence of events in the available summaries. The reporting also notes that violence in the occupied Palestinian territory has risen sharply since the start of the Gaza war, alongside confrontations involving Israeli settlers and troops and Palestinian groups. The Israeli military says forces are deployed to the area following the reports, but the available accounts do not provide additional information about arrests, investigations, or confirmed identities. The incident is presented as part of the broader escalation of violence in the West Bank.