IDF announces death of soldier killed in West Bank shooting attack on Friday

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Sgt. First Class Ilay David Garfinkel, killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank on March 22, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Sgt. First Class Ilay David Garfinkel, killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank on March 22, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF announces the death of a soldier killed in Friday’s shooting attack in the West Bank.

He is named as Sgt. First Class Ilay David Garfinkel, 21, of the Commando Brigade’s Duvdevan unit, from Sitria.

In the sniper attack near the settlement of Dolev, the commander of the 668th “Ram” Search and Rescue Battalion and another soldier were seriously wounded, and five other troops were light and moderately hurt, the IDF says.

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