February 4, 2025 Meet the Middle East

Israel says gunman kills two soldiers at West Bank checkpoint

A gunman attacked an Israeli military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, fatally wounding two soldiers before troops shot him dead, the military said.The shooting took place in the morning at a military post in Tayasir in the northern part of the West Bank, the military said in a statement."A terrorist fired at the soldiers at a military post in Tayasir," it said, adding the troops killed the gunman during a shootout.Two other soldiers were "severely injured" in the attack, while six were slightly wounded.
Source: Al Monitor
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