At least six injured in attack in Israel-occupied West Bank

Israeli soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint where the military said an attacker fired at an army base injuring six soldiers (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

At least six people were injured in a shooting at a checkpoint in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early on Tuesday morning, according to the Israeli military and area hospitals.

The Israeli military said an attacker fired at soldiers at a checkpoint in the village of Tayasir, which is in the northern West Bank. In a tense exchange, soldiers returned fire and the attacker was killed, the military added.