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Israel: Terrorist Shot Dead After Opening Fire At Military Checkpoint

The Israeli army on Tuesday, said that its troops killed a gunman who critically wounded two soldiers when he opened fire at a military post in the occupied West Bank.

“A terrorist fired at soldiers at a military post in Tayasir. The soldiers exchanged fi

re with the terrorist and killed him,” the military said in a statement.

Israeli emergency services said six people were treated at the scene and evacuated to hospitals for treatment.

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Israeli army radio reported that two of the soldiers were in critical condition.

Israeli forces have been engaged in what the army says is “an operation to thwart terrorism” in the northern area of the West Bank, primarily in the area of Jenin, long a hotbed of militancy.

On Sunday, the army said that it had killed at least 50 militants since it launched an operation on January 21, while the Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah said Israeli forces have killed 70 people in the territory since the start of the year.

The operation has also seen troops levelling buildings in a refugee camp adjacent to Jenin.

The offensive has drawn sharp condemnation from the Palestinian Authority, which called Israel’s actions “ethnic cleansing”.

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad praised Tuesday’s “heroic” attack on the checkpoint, saying “the resistance will continue until the occupation is defeated”.

Violence has surged across the West Bank since war began in Gaza with the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 884 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the war, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

At least 30 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military raids in the territory over the same period, according to official Israeli figures.

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