Two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank shooting attack
The Israeli army said two soldiers were killed in a shooting attack on a military post in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.
A further six soldiers were lightly wounded when "a terrorist fired at the soldiers at a military post in Tayasir" in the north of the territory, the army added.
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.
Israeli hospitals said they had received a total of six people injured in the shooting attack. Israeli media reported the injured are soldiers and at least two of them were critically injured.
Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group praised the attack but neither claimed responsibility for it.
Israel has carried out an extensive operation in nearby Jenin over the past weeks to clamp down on what Israel said is militant activity in the city, as soldiers and armored bulldozers have caused widespread damage and destroyed scores of homes.
Palestinian health officials have not released a total death toll, but say Israeli fire has killed at least 20 Palestinians since the start of the raid.
The West Bank has seen a surge in violence since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of the Gaza Strip ignited the war there.
Source: Associated Press
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