Two Israeli soldiers killed and three wounded after Palestinian gunmen open fire at temporary checkpoint near Hebron in occupied West Bank
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Two Israeli soldiers were killed and three wounded this morning when two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a temporary checkpoint near Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
The IDF identified the dead as Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, from Ashkelon, and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, from Hod Hasharon.
Netanyahu ordered preparations for a full closure of the West Bank ahead of Israel’s October 27 election.