Two Israeli soldiers were killed and six others were wounded on Tuesday morning in a shooting operation near the village of Tayasir, east of Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank.

#شاهد | لحظة تنفيذ عملية تياسير شرق طوباس وإصابة عدد من جنود الاحتلال بينهم اثنين بجراح حرجة. pic.twitter.com/yEKJ3LjAEI

— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) February 4, 2025

Israeli military radio had confirmed that eight soldiers were injured in total, with two sustaining fatal wounds. The wounded were airlifted to hospital by a military helicopter.

Escalation in the occupied West Bank

Israeli media reported that the shooting took place near a village where the Israeli army is operating as part of its aggression on the northern West Bank.

Israeli media added that the Tayasir area witnessed an armed confrontation between a Palestinian man and Israeli soldiers, which led to fatalities and injuries among the Israeli forces.

Later, it was confirmed that the Palestinian who carried out the operation was martyred.

In detail, the shooter had reached the military checkpoint near Tayasir, barricaded himself inside a watchtower, opened fire on the soldiers, and engaged in confrontations with them, according to Israeli media.

Following the operation, the Israeli military completely closed the Tayasir checkpoint, southeast of Jenin, and is conducting searches in its vicinity while recalling reinforcements to the area.

#شاهد | لحظة نقل مروحية للاحتلال الجنود المصابين من حاجز تياسير بعد تنفيذ عملية اطلاق نار على قوة من الجيش نفذها مقاوم فلسطينيي. pic.twitter.com/PIZJpBhpSV

— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) February 4, 2025

The Israeli occupation army has launched a brutal aggression on the West Bank in the past two weeks, resorting to military methods it had rarely used in the past in the area.

Recently, the military deployed Eitan AFVs, which the Nahal Brigade usually uses in combat, in the Tubas and Jenin areas, for the first time since “Operation Defensive Shield" in 2002.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced yesterday that 70 Palestinians have been martyred in the West Bank governorates since the beginning of this year, most of whom were from the Jenin governorate.

In a statement, the ministry specified that the death toll included 10 children, a woman, and two elderly individuals.