Deadly Clashes in the Occupied West Bank
- On Friday, a shooting attack near the West Bank settlement outpost of Havat Gilad killed two Israelis, Benayahu Mellet and Yuval Ezra, following a confrontation involving hikers near the village of Tell.
- Alert squad members rushed to the scene after hikers encountered Palestinians near a mosque; during the skirmish, a Palestinian reportedly seized a weapon from the group and opened fire, wounding three others, according to the military.
- Mellet, a father of two overseeing agricultural activity, rushed to assist the hikers, while Ezra, a battery commander in Battalion 411 of the 282nd Fire Brigade, was leading a small force sent to separate the sides when killed.
- Funeral services for Ezra are scheduled for Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in the military section of the cemetery in Beit Dagan; President Isaac Herzog expressed his condolences, stating his "heart breaks" over the deaths.
- Large-Scale operations continue in Samaria, including the villages of Beit Furik and Tubas, as the military works to thwart terrorism; the West Bank division remains on its highest level of alert following the attack.
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Deadly clashes in the occupied West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to respond with "full force" following a deadly clash in the occupied West Bank. Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Friday in fighting near the settlement of Havat Gilad and the neighbouring village of Tal. The incident comes amid a sharp rise in violence across the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023.
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