Two Soldiers Killed Near Hebron; IDF on High Alert

The fallen soldiers were identified as Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, from Ashkelon, a squad commander, and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, from Hod HaSharon, a fighter. Both served in the Ari Battalion (775), which Hamal and Ynetnews reported is part of the Extraction Brigade, while Mignews reported it is part of the Combat Engineering Corps. The incident occurred at the Yehuda Junction in the Judea Brigade sector.

According to Ynetnews, the two terrorists who carried out the shooting attack were killed by Israeli forces. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visited the scene and stated that the soldiers' actions likely prevented a larger attack on Israeli civilians. He noted that the IDF was already on high alert and had reinforced troops in Judea and Samaria ahead of the upcoming election.