Israeli woman hit by gunfire gives birth

An Israeli women hit in the leg by Palestinian gunfire in the West Bank later gave birth to a son.

The gunmen fired on two cars in the South Hebron Hills on Sunday evening just hours before the end of a 10-month freeze on West Bank construction. .

The woman, who was nine months pregnant, drove with her husband to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba and gave birth, Ynet reported.

Ynet also reported that Israeli soldiers and young Palestinians clashed at a Palestinian village near the site of the attack as soldiers entered the village to search for the assailants.