WEB DESK: Israeli soldier killed in exchange of shootings with Palestinian protesters in occupied West Bank.
An Israeli soldier was killed and five were wounded during an exchange of fire with Palestinian gunmen in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
Staff Sgt. Liam Hazi, 20, of the Kfir Brigade’s Haruv reconnaissance unit, from Rosh Haayin, was killed amid a major Israeli anti-terror operation in the northern West Bank launched last week.
Among the five wounded troops, one was listed in serious condition, three were moderately hurt and one was in good condition.
According to an initial IDF probe, the Haruv troops exchanged fire with two gunmen after entering a building in the Jenin camp.
During the extraction of the wounded troops, an Israeli Air Force attack helicopter launched an airstrike in the area.
Hours later the IDF said Haruv troops and other forces surrounded the building to which the gunmen fled, and following another exchange of fire, killed them.
