Israeli security forces continue the manhunt to find the Palestinian assailant who shot and killed 18-year-old soldier Noa Lazar and wounded a 30-year-old Israeli security guard in the Shuafat refugee camp just outside East Jerusalem on the evening of Oct. 8. Forces searching the camp for the suspected gunman clashed with Palestinians there Oct. 9.

The attack took place at a checkpoint near Shuafat. The Palestinian gunman apparently arrived at the checkpoint on foot. After shooting with a rifle at security forces in place, he fled into Shuafat. Israeli security forces have arrested three Palestinians from the Beit Hanina neighborhood and the Shuafat and Anata refugee camps on suspicion of assisting the gunman.

Following the deadly incident, the Israeli security system is reevaluating the situation. Last week, the Defense Ministry said it will close West Bank and Gaza entries into Israel Oct. 10 — the first day of the seven-day Sukkoth holiday — but only until midnight.

The East Jerusalem attack adds to a string of incidents over the past couple of weeks, increasing tensions in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Temple Mount compound.