Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in West Bank Shooting 

Israeli army soldiers stand guard at the scene of a shooting attack on the Tayasir checkpoint east of Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank on February 4, 2025. (AFP) 
Israeli army soldiers stand guard at the scene of a shooting attack on the Tayasir checkpoint east of Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank on February 4, 2025. (AFP) 
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Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in West Bank Shooting 

Israeli army soldiers stand guard at the scene of a shooting attack on the Tayasir checkpoint east of Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank on February 4, 2025. (AFP) 
Israeli army soldiers stand guard at the scene of a shooting attack on the Tayasir checkpoint east of Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank on February 4, 2025. (AFP) 

Two Israeli soldiers were killed and eight wounded when a gunman opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, setting off a gunfight in which the shooter was killed by Israeli soldiers, the military said. 

Two of the wounded soldiers were in a serious condition, with the other six lightly injured, the military said. 

The incident, at a checkpoint near Tayasir in the Jordan Valley, took place during a period of high tension in the West Bank, with major Israeli operations underway in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm and smaller raids in other locations. 

Israeli media outlet Ynet reported that the attacker, armed with an M-16 automatic rifle, opened fire from close range on a soldier coming out of a fortified bunker, leading to a gunfight that lasted several minutes. 

The incident is the latest in a surge in violence across the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war in 2023. 

Israeli troops have conducted repeated sweeps, arresting thousands of Palestinians and killing hundreds, including both gunmen and uninvolved civilians. 

Dozens of Israelis have also been killed in attacks by Palestinians in the West Bank and Israel.  



US Aircraft Carrier Collides with Merchant Ship Near Egypt, No Injuries Reported

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
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US Aircraft Carrier Collides with Merchant Ship Near Egypt, No Injuries Reported

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, the Navy said Thursday.

The collision occurred late Wednesday while both ships were moving. It did not result in flooding or injuries aboard the carrier, and there was no damage to the ship's propulsion systems, the Navy said in a statement.

None of the crew on the merchant ship, the Besiktas-M, were injured either, according to a defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that had not yet been made public.

The Truman, which is based in Norfolk, Virginia, deployed in September to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It had just completed a port call in Souda Bay, Greece.