IDF says troops blocking roads, surrounding town near site of West Bank terror attack

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

Israeli troops are surrounding the West Bank town of Halhul and blocking roads in the area, following the deadly terror attack at the nearby Gush Etzion junction, the military says.

According to the IDF, the two terrorists who carried out the attack were shot dead by troops and other security forces in the area.

The assailants had stabbed a security guard outside a supermarket and snatched his handgun.

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