India, May 15 -- An Israeli woman, on the way to give birth to a child, was shot by a Palestinian attacker in the West Bank late on Wednesday.

The woman, identified as Tzeela Gez, was on her way to the hospital for delivery with her husband when they were shot at. Within hours, Gez was dead. Doctors barely saved the life of the baby, who is in serious but stable condition.

Gez, 37, and her husband Hananel, were residents of Bruchin, a settlement of some 2,900 in the northern West Bank. She worked as a therapist and on her Facebook page, shared developments in her professional life as well as her thoughts on the war in Gaza, the fallen Israeli soldiers, and the hostages still held by Hamas.

Israel has claimed that its month-long crackdo...