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Slain soldier named as Staff Sgt. Ido Baruch, 21

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

Staff Sgt. Ido Baruch, 21, killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank on October 11, 2022 (Courtesy)
Staff Sgt. Ido Baruch, 21, killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank on October 11, 2022 (Courtesy)

Staff Sgt. Ido Baruch, 21, is the Israeli soldier killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank earlier today, the military announces.

Baruch, from the central town of Gedera and of the military’s Givati infantry brigade, was shot by a Palestinian gunman while securing a march near the settlement of Shavei Shomron.

There are no immediate details on the funeral.

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