Two Israeli soldiers were killed and eight were injured after a man shot troops in the Someline occupied on Tuesday (4), which triggered a shooting, according to the Israeli army.
The shooter was killed by Israeli soldiers, the Armed Forces added.
Two of the injured soldiers were in serious condition and the other six slightly injured, according to the military.
The case, at a control post near Tayasir, in the Jordan Valley, occurred amid a period of tension in the West Bank, with large Israeli operations ongoing in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm and smaller attacks elsewhere.
Israeli medium Ynet reported that the attacker, armed with an M-16 automatic rifle, shot a soldier from a fortified bunker, which led to a shooting that lasted several minutes.
The case is the most recent of a wave wave in the West Bank since the beginning of the Gaza War in 2023.
Israeli troops have carried out several operations, holding thousands of Palestinians and killing hundreds, including armed and civilian militants.
Dozens of Israelis were also killed in Palestinian attacks in West Bank and Israel.
Understand the conflict in the Gaza Strip
The government of Israel and Hamas agreed with a ceasefire for the Gaza and gradual release of Palestinian hostages and prisoners. Learn details of the negotiation in this matter.
Israel has performed intense air strikes in the Gaza Strip since 2023, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. In addition, the group keeps dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to destroy Hamas military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the aerial offensive, the Israeli army makes terrestrial forays into Palestinian territory. This caused much of the population of Gaza to be moved.
The UN and various humanitarian institutions warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, lacking food, medicine and disease dissemination.
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