Reservists hit by gunfire during operation on Route 55 near Nabi Ilyas; third soldier treated at scene for minor injury
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in a drive-by shooting attack on the Route 55 highway, the Israel Defense Forces and medics said.
According to an initial IDF probe, reservist soldiers carrying out a patrol on the highway near the village of Nabi Ilyas came under fire from a passing vehicle. The vehicle with the gunman fled the scene.
One of the soldiers, aged 25, was moderately wounded, while the second reservist, aged 34, was listed in good condition, the Magen David Adom ambulance service said. The pair were taken to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba for treatment.
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