An officer and a soldier from the military elite Duvdevan Unit were seriously wounded overnight into Sunday during an operation in the West Bank to arrest “terrorists belonging to Hamas who planned to carry out a terrorist attack,” the military said in a statement.
The IDF added that the officer and soldier were evacuated by a helicopter to Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa to receive treatment.
The army is investigating whether the officer and soldier were hit by friendly fire.
Palestinians gather at the site where three Palestinian were killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank, today. ABBAS MOMANI – AFP
Five Palestinians were killed Sunday by Israeli military fire in an operation to arrest wanted persons in the West Bank.
The military said the arrests took place in five separate locations in the West Bank and add it is preparing for retaliatory rocket fire from Gaza.
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is en route to the United Nations in New York, wished the injured troops a speedy recovery. Bennett added that the troops acted in the West Bank “against Hamas terrorists who were about to carry out immediate attacks.”
“The performance of the soldiers and commanders in the field was as expected, and we completely back them,” Bennett added.
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