Palestinian gunman opened fire on IDF troops near the West Bank village of Turmus Aya on Tuesday evening. The soldiers returned fire, and one of the gunmen was killed; there were no casualties among the troops.
The military said “shots were fired” at a patrol near the village, and that “forces responded with fire towards the attackers.”
“One hit was confirmed and two suspects have been detained at the scene,” the IDF said in a statement, with officials confirming the death of one assailant.
The attack came four days after gunmen ambushed an Israeli vehicle, killing Rabbi Yaakov Litman and his 18-year-old son Netanel.
A teenage son of the family suffered shrapnel wounds and the others were treated for minor injuries in the attack, near the southern West Bank settlement of Otniel, near Hebron.
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Israel this week filed a complaint with the International Committee of the Red Cross, after the wounded from Friday’s attack claimed that a Red Crescent ambulance drove past and did not help them.
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