HY’D: Lubavitcher Is One of Two IDF Soldiers Killed In Terror Attack

by CrownHeights.info

Sgt. Maj. (res.) Avraham Tzvi Tzvika Friedman, 43, was one of two soldiers killed Tuesday in an early morning terror attack in the West Bank.

According to an initial IDF probe of the attack, a Palestinian gunman managed to sneak up to a military post at a checkpoint near the West Bank village of Tayasir, where he opened fire on troops just before 6 a.m.

The assailant was armed with an M-16 assault rifle and two magazines, and was wearing a tactical vest.

The IDF’s probe found that the gunman approached the army post on foot undetected, where he surprised two soldiers who were getting up to open the Tayasir checkpoint for Palestinian traffic.

The soldiers, who were in full military gear, exchanged fire with the gunman at a close range at the entrance to the post, which includes a watchtower.

Amid exchanges of fire that lasted several minutes, the gunman managed to enter the post itself and reach the entrance to the watchtower.

A backup team then arrived at the scene and opened fire on the gunman from outside the army post, causing him to flee.

During the gunman’s attempts to run away from the post, one soldier hurled a grenade at him, and others opened fire, killing the terrorist.

Friedman, who is from a Chabad family, lives in Ein HaNatziv, and also served in the Ephraim Regional Brigade’s 8211th Reserve Battalion.