Two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank shooting

The Israeli military reported, on Tuesday, that two soldiers were killed in a shooting attack on a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank; another six soldiers were lightly injured in an attack at a military post in Tayasir, the northern part of the region.

The military said the assailant had opened fire at troops in the checkpoint. In reaction, Israeli forces opened fire back and killed the attacker. Later, Israeli medics confirmed six injured people have been taken to the hospital. They said all were soldiers and at least two were in a critical condition.

Hamas and the Islamic Jihad militant group praised the attack, though neither group claimed responsibility.

The shooting came amid an intensified Israeli military campaign in nearby Jenin, where security forces have been carrying out broad operations to root out what Israel says is a surge in militant activity. For weeks, armored bulldozers and soldiers have flattened scores of homes in a heavily scarred landscape.

While no official toll is being released by the Palestinian health authorities, at least 20 Palestinians have been reported killed by Israeli forces since the operation started.

Violence in the West Bank has spiked massively since the terror group Hamas waged its attack on October 7, 2023, from the Gaza Strip, prompting the current war.