Two Israeli soldiers killed in shooting at West Bank checkpoint

Two Israeli soldiers were killed and three others injured in a shooting on Friday, October 23, at a checkpoint near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military. The deceased were identified as Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, from Ashkelon, and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, from Hod Hasharon. Both served in the Home Front Command’s 775th Ari Battalion; the three wounded soldiers from the same unit sustained light to moderate injuries. The military said the two Palestinian gunmen were killed after an exchange of fire lasting about 20 minutes.