Two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank checkpoint attack
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and three wounded at a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday, after a gunfight of more than 20 minutes that ended with both attackers dead.
Two Palestinian gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday, killing two Israeli soldiers and wounding three.
The dead soldiers were Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, 20.
The gunfight lasted more than 20 minutes and ended with troops killing both attackers, Mohammad and Firas Jaaba.
The Israeli military said the gunmen had planned a larger attack on Route 35 but could not reach the highway.
Hamas praised the shooting as heroic but did not claim responsibility for it.