Israeli media identified him as Ezzedine Malluch of Beit Avva.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the attack “a very painful and sad moment for the people of Israel.”
A Hamas official called it “heroic,” without saying which group was behind it.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian in the northern West Bank city of Qalqil on Wednesday morning.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing local sources, reports that Israeli forces opened fire on the car in which 25-year-old Mohammed Brahma was driving and then took away his body.
The West Bank has seen a surge in violence since the start of the Gaza war, triggered by a deadly attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed as Israeli forces stepped up their raids, saying they were trying to stop Palestinian attacks that have killed Israelis in the West Bank and in Israel.
