Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in the northern occupied West Bank after a Palestinian opened fire at a security checkpoint before he was shot dead. In a statement, the Israeli army said on Tuesday that the attack took place at the Tayasir checkpoint near Jenin in the northern West Bank. The Israeli Ynet outlet reported that the attacker, armed with an M-16 automatic rifle, opened fire from close range on a soldier coming out of a fortified bunker, leading to a gunfight that lasted several minutes. According to the Israeli ambulance service, eight soldiers were also injured in the attack. The incident occurred during a period of heightened tension in the West Bank, with major Israeli operations under way in the Jenin governorate, including the refugee camp in the city, in Tulkarem as well as other areas.
