Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in West Bank Attack, Netanyahu Vows Major Operation
Translated & summarized from Jüdische Allgemeine by baba
Two Israeli soldiers, Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, died from injuries sustained in a terrorist attack near Hebron on Friday. Three other soldiers were lightly to moderately wounded, while the two Palestinian attackers were killed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans for the largest military operation in the West Bank since 1967 to destroy terrorist infrastructure.
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- Two Israeli soldiers died after being wounded in a terrorist attack near Hebron.
- Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were identified as the fallen soldiers.
- Three other soldiers were injured in the attack, with two sustaining light to moderate wounds.
- The two Palestinian assailants were killed in a firefight with Israeli soldiers.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch the largest military operation in the West Bank since 1967.
- The operation aims to destroy terrorist infrastructure and seal off the West Bank.
Two Israeli soldiers wounded in a terrorist attack near Hebron on Friday morning have died from their injuries, the Israeli military announced Friday afternoon. The fallen soldiers were identified as Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, from Ashkelon, and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, from Hod Hasharon. Three other soldiers from the same battalion sustained light to moderate injuries during the assault. The two Palestinian assailants, both 27 years old, were killed in a 20-minute firefight with soldiers following the attack.
In response to the incident, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel would "consistently react" to the attack and seal off the West Bank. He also vowed to "track down and destroy the entire terrorist infrastructure." Speaking at the scene of the attack in the West Bank, Netanyahu described the planned military operation as the largest in the territory since 1967. The West Bank was captured by Israel from Jordan in the Six-Day War.
Israel intends to destroy terrorist infrastructure in the Palestinian territories as part of its response.
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