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WHO evacuates patients from Gaza • Hamas considers US hostage deal • Gaza strike allegedly kills 6 UNRWA staff • Soldier killed in West Bank ramming attack

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 11, 2023. (photo credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
An Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 11, 2023.
(photo credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

Soldier killed in ramming attack in West Bank, terrorist apprehended

Magen David Adom said its paramedics were providing medical care to an individual in his 20s who was in critical condition.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces at the scene of a vehicle-ramming attack near the Jewish settlement of Givat Asaf, in the West Bank, on September 11, 2024. (photo credit: FLASH90/CHAIM GOLDBERG)
Israeli security forces at the scene of a vehicle-ramming attack near the Jewish settlement of Givat Asaf, in the West Bank, on September 11, 2024.
(photo credit: FLASH90/CHAIM GOLDBERG)

IDF Sgt. Geri Gideon Hanghal was killed in a ramming attack that occurred near Givat Assaf in the West Bank on Wednesday.

Hanghal, 24, from Nof Hagalil, was a soldier from the 90th Battalion, Kfir Brigade.

Hayil Dhaifallah, 58, drove his gas tanker with Palestinian license plates and sped up at the junction. He crashed into the bus stop and critically injured Hanghal.

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IDF helicopter crashes in Rafah, two soldiers dead

Warrant Officer (res.) Daniel Alloush, 37, from Tel Aviv and Warr. Ofc. (res.) Tom Ish-Shalom, 38, from Ness Harim were named as the soldiers killed in the crash.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
The scene of the helicopter crash in Rafah. (photo credit: Via Maariv)
The scene of the helicopter crash in Rafah.
(photo credit: Via Maariv)

An IDF helicopter crashed overnight in a still unexplained accident in Rafah, killing two soldiers, including the lead pilot, and wounding seven soldiers on board.

Warrant Officer (res.) Daniel Alloush, 37, from Tel Aviv, and Warr. Ofc.  (res.) Tom Ish-Shalom, 38, from Ness Harim, both serving in Unit 669, were named as the soldiers killed in the crash. 

In addition, a female and male pilot, a mechanic from Squadron 123, a doctor, and a combat soldier in reserves serving in Unit 669 were seriously wounded. A combat doctor serving in Unit 669 and a mechanic from Squadron 123 in reserves were moderately wounded. 

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Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know

  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 101 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says