Gunfight at West Bank Checkpoint Leaves Two Israeli Soldiers Dead

The Israeli military announced that two soldiers were killed in a shooting incident at a checkpoint near Hebron in the West Bank on the 23rd (local time).

The fallen soldiers were identified as Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roitman, 23, from Ashkelon, and Staff Sergeant Yuval Shai Svillem, 20, from Hod HaSharon.

Three other soldiers from the same unit were also wounded in the shooting, according to military authorities.

Two Palestinian men armed with rifles and handguns attacked a Jewish checkpoint near Hebron that morning and were shot dead at the scene after engaging in a gunfight with the Israeli military lasting about 20 minutes.

At least five people were injured in the process.

(Photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces, Yonhap News)
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