Update: Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in West Bank Attack

18 Mar

5:14 AM

Two Israeli soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Sunday morning, in a shooting near the settlement of Ariel in Salfit, northern West Bank.

According to a spokesman for the Israeli army, a stabbing and shooting operation took place at a military checkpoint near the settlement of Ariel, while the shooter managed to withdraw from the area, whereupon military forces began searching for him.

Preliminary details of the shooting said that a young Palestinian carried out a stabbing on an Israeli soldier, then seized his weapon and fired from the same weapon.

He then allegedly opened fire at an Israeli soldier driving a car, took the car and headed towards the Barkan settlement’s Industrial Zone.

Israeli forces then launched a wide campaign in search for the shooter.

The army has also closed roads leading the northern cities of Qalqilia and Nablus, Al Ray further reports.

Updated from: 03/18/19 Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians Near Salfit