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Israeli soldiers at the base of a West Bank settlement. (AFP/File)
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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- An Israeli was killed and another wounded after a Palestinian opened fire on them near the illegal settlement of Dolov in the West Bank district of Ramallah on Friday, the Israeli army said.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said that at around 4:15 p.m. the two Israelis were driving to go on a hike in he occupied West Bank when a Palestinian called on them to pullover, appearing to want to ask about a nearby spring.

He then opened fire on them using a 9mm handgun, she said.

They were both evacuated by military helicopter to Tel HaShomer hospital in Tel Aviv, where one of the Israelis "succumbed to his wounds."

A hospital spokeswoman said that he had arrived without any vital signs, having been shot in the chest.

She said the other Israeli had been shot in the hand and was "not seriously injured."

Israeli news site Ynet said they were both 25 years old, identifying the killed Israeli as Danny Gonen, a resident of the Israeli city of Lod. Earlier reports suggested they were both settlers.

There have been a number of attacks by Palestinians on Israeli military and civilians over the last year, largely in the wake of Israeli activities across the occupied Palestinian Territories, including last summer's offensive on Gaza which left more than 2,200 Palestinians dead.

An average of two Israeli civilians per week have sustained injuries by Palestinians so far in 2015, with one Israeli killed, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

In the same time period, an average of 39 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces per week and 13 killed, two of which were killed since the beginning of June.

The number does not include incidents of injury by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank.