Two Critically Wounded in West Bank Shooting Attack; Attackers Neutralized

The IDF reported a shooting attack Friday morning near the Yehuda Junction in the Yehuda Brigade area, resulting in five casualties. Initial reports indicated that IDF forces immediately responded to the scene. The attackers fled after the initial shooting but were pursued by a large IDF force. The pursuit led to a brief exchange of fire when the terrorists continued shooting at security forces, who then neutralized them. The attack occurred on Route 35 near the Tarkumiya checkpoint. Security forces at the scene treated the wounded. MDA reported that paramedics treated five injured individuals: two in critical condition, one moderate, and two lightly wounded. They were evacuated to Shaare Zedek and Hadassah Ein Kerem hospitals. Emergency medical technician Tsuri'el Adri described arriving at a difficult scene with ongoing gunfire, entering with a bulletproof ambulance to extract the wounded. Paramedic Hanan Meir detailed treating a young man with gunshot wounds to his lower limbs, evacuated in light, stable condition. Emergency medical technician Avraham Eitan Stern reported treating a young man with minor facial injuries likely from shrapnel, also evacuated in light condition. The West Bank has seen several shooting incidents and attacks in recent months, including a September attack near Neve Tzuf where one person was seriously injured, and a July attack near Tel village in the Samaria Brigade that killed two IDF soldiers, Major Yuval Ezra and Sergeant First Class (res.) Bnei'ahu Meltz. Following the July attack, the Prime Minister and Defense Minister ordered the immediate demolition of the terrorist's home and intensified operations in villages identified as terror hubs in Judea and Samaria.