Squad commander, combat soldier killed in West Bank terror attack, IDF confirms

OCTOBER 23, 2026 15:33Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman, aged 23, from Ashkelon, and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, aged 20, from Hod Hasharon, were killed in a West Bank terror attack on Friday, the military announced.Roytman was a squad commander, and Slivem was a combat soldier in the Ari Battalion (775), Search and Rescue Brigade, according to the IDF.Both fell in combat at the Judea Junction when two terrorists traveling in a car with an M4 machine gun and a pistol opened fire on soldiers.Three additional soldiers from the battalion were lightly injured.This is a developing story. Follow us on Google