Two Palestinians Killed, Two Israeli Soldiers Dead in West Bank Shootout
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
Two Palestinians were killed and two Israeli soldiers died in a gun battle near Hebron on Friday. Three other Israeli soldiers were wounded. The Israeli military stated the assailants used an M16 rifle and a pistol. Following the incident, Israeli forces arrested at least four relatives of the attackers and sealed off Hebron.
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- Two Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shootout near Hebron on Friday.
- Three other Israeli soldiers sustained injuries during the exchange of fire.
- The assailants used an M16 rifle and a pistol, according to the Israeli army.
- Israeli forces arrested at least four relatives of the alleged attackers.
- All entrances and exits to Hebron were sealed by Israeli forces following the incident.
Two young Palestinians, identified as Mohammed and Ahmed Al-Jab'a, were killed in a shootout with Israeli soldiers near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday. The Israeli military reported that two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded during the exchange of fire. Medical teams initially stated that five Israelis were injured, with two in critical condition, but the army later confirmed all injured were soldiers, with the remaining two sustaining light wounds.
The Israeli army stated that the assailants used an M16 rifle and a pistol. The incident reportedly lasted over 20 minutes, with ongoing exchanges of fire. Israeli army radio indicated the perpetrators were from Hebron and belonged to the same family. Following the incident, Israeli forces raided their homes, interrogated family members, and arrested at least four relatives of the alleged attackers.
Israeli forces reportedly killed the two individuals after a brief pursuit as they attempted to flee. The intensity of the gunfire complicated efforts to quickly evacuate the wounded. Local sources in Hebron confirmed that Israeli forces fired live ammunition at two young men at the northern entrance of the city, leading to their deaths, though their identities were not immediately known.
In response to the incident, Israeli forces sealed all entrances and exits to Hebron and deployed heavily in the area, restricting civilian movement. Two individuals, Jamal al-Din al-Haribat from Beit 'Ur al-Fauqa and Mohammed Zaytoon al-Halayqa from the town of Shuyukh, were arrested in the Hebron Governorate. Israeli forces also raided and searched several homes in the Aroub refugee camp.
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