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Israel's military says two soldiers have been killed in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank, as its forces continue a major operation against Palestinian armed groups in the north of the territory.

Israel’s military said Tuesday its forces killed a gunman in the occupied West Bank who had fired at soldiers. The Israel Defense Forces said the exchange of gunfire took place at a checkpoint in the village of Tayasir.

Palestinian gunman breaches military post near Tayasir, exchanges fire with troops for several minutes until he is killed; Palestinians later report drone strike nearby

While the IDF has launched Operation Iron Wall, designed to increase raids on the terrorists in places like Jenin, the enemy is also better armed than in the past.

A Palestinian gunman infiltrated an Israel Defense Forces checkpoint near the northern West Bank village of Tayasir early Tuesday morning, wounding eight people before being shot dead by Israeli troops.