Two soldiers wounded in terror shooting at Dead Sea, attacker killed
The military said IDF troops killed two terrorists who crossed into Israeli territory from Jordan in the area of the Dead Sea.
An IDF soldier and reservist were lightly and moderately wounded following an exchange of fire with terrorists who crossed into Israel from Jordan near Neot Hakikar in the Dead Sea area, the military said on Friday.
The two were transferred to the hospital for further medical treatment.
The military said IDF troops killed two terrorists who infiltrated Israeli territory near the Jordanian border while ground and aerial searches were underway for an additional terrorist who had probably fled the scene.
Two female observation soldiers from the 727th Battalion identified two suspects in the border area with Jordan, south of the Dead Sea, and dispatched troops to the location, the IDF said on Friday evening.
Earlier, the military said that having identified terrorists infiltrating Israeli territory, troops were expedited to the area.
Two terrorists who opened fire at the soldiers were subsequently killed, the IDF said.
Several IDF soldiers searched the area for fear of finding another terrorist. Following these searches, the suspicion of an additional terrorist in the area was ruled out, the military announced on Friday evening.
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