Hundreds Mourn Sergeant Ron Yonatan Reutman Slain in West Bank Attack

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Hundreds attended the funeral of Sergeant Ron Yonatan Reutman, 23, who was killed in a shooting attack at the Yehuda Junction last Friday. He fell alongside Sergeant Yuval Shai Soilem, also of the Home Front Command's "Ari" battalion. The attackers, who emerged from Hebron, were engaged by soldiers, resulting in the deaths of the two sergeants and injuries to three others.

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Sergeant Ron Yonatan Reutman, 23, was killed in a shooting attack at Yehuda Junction.
Hundreds attended the funeral of Sergeant Reutman in Ashkelon on Monday.
Sergeant Yuval Shai Soilem was killed alongside Reutman in the same attack.
The attackers emerged from Hebron and were engaged by soldiers.
Two soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the incident.

Hundreds Mourn Sergeant Ron Yonatan Reutman Slain in West Bank Attack — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Hundreds of mourners gathered on Monday to bid farewell to Sergeant Ron Yonatan Reutman, 23, from Ashkelon, who was killed in a shooting attack at the Yehuda Junction last Friday. Reutman, who served in the Home Front Command's "Ari" (775) battalion, fell alongside his comrade Sergeant Yuval Shai Soilem from Hod HaSharon. The funeral was held at the military cemetery in Ashkelon.

According to an initial investigation, the attackers emerged from Hebron in a vehicle loaded with ammunition and encountered a checkpoint manned by Reutman's battalion. The soldiers engaged the vehicle approximately 300 meters from Route 35. Reutman and Soilem sustained critical injuries and were pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts failed. Three other soldiers were wounded, ranging from light to moderate, and were evacuated to a hospital for treatment.