IDF troops come under fire near Ramallah

Itongadol.- Three Palestinian gunmen shot at IDF troops who were partaking in routine route security next to the town of Turmus Ayya in the Binyamin area of the West Bank on Tuesday.

The IDF soldiers from the Haredi "Netzah Yehuda" battalion returned fire, killing one terrorist and wounding and two others. The two additional assailants were arrested and treated at the scene by MDA medics. No injuries were reported among the IDF forces.

According to the IDF, the soldiers were in a military vehicle and were stationed as part of an effort to boost security at certain high-risk road junctions. The three terrorists arrived in a car, exited near the troops and opened fire.