IDF identifies West Bank attack victim as 19-year-old soldier Gal Keidan

The Israeli man killed in a stabbing and shooting attack in the northern West Bank earlier today is identified as IDF Lt. Gal Keidan, according to the military spokesperson’s office.

The 19-year-old from the southern city of Beersheba was posthumously promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant.

An undated picture of IDF soldier Gal Keidan, who was killed in a shooting attack in the northern West Bank on March 17, 2019. (IDF Spokesperson)

Kaidan will be laid to rest at the Beersheba military cemetery tomorrow at 11 a.m.

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