Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in Hebron Area Shooting Attack
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Two Israeli soldiers, Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reutman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Suilam, were killed in a shooting attack near Hebron on Friday. Three other soldiers were lightly wounded. The two Palestinian assailants were killed by Israeli forces. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a broad IDF operation in the West Bank, "like nothing seen since the Six-Day War."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reutman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Suilam were killed near Hebron.
- Three other Israeli soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack.
- The two Palestinian assailants, Firas and Hamuda Al-Ja'aba, were killed by Israeli forces.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu promised a large-scale IDF operation in the West Bank.
- IDF forces raided the homes of the attackers and blocked access to Hebron.
Two Israeli soldiers, Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reutman, 23, from Ashkelon, and Sergeant Yuval Shai Suilam, 20, from Hod Hasharon, were killed Friday morning in a shooting attack near Hebron. Both soldiers served in the Ari Battalion of the Combat Rescue Brigade. Three other soldiers sustained minor injuries in the incident.
According to the IDF, two Palestinian assailants were killed by Home Front Command soldiers after a pursuit. A security source reported that the attackers arrived at a junction in a car with an Israeli license plate and opened fire for over 20 minutes using an M4 rifle and a handgun. The assailants were identified as Firas and Hamuda Al-Ja'aba, relatives and residents of Hebron.
In response, the IDF raided the homes of the attackers and is blocking all entrances and exits to Hebron, a Palestinian city with approximately 250,000 residents, and several surrounding villages. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at the scene that the IDF would conduct house-to-house searches in the attackers' neighborhood, evacuate residents, confiscate weapons, and destroy all terror infrastructure.
Netanyahu also announced that the IDF is blocking access to the city of Halhul, near Hebron, and is considering similar measures for other Palestinian cities. He pledged a broad IDF operation in the West Bank, "like nothing seen since the Six-Day War," adding that the IDF is prepared and the timing will be determined by Israel, but "it is on its way."
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