IDF Captain Killed in Bethlehem

(Ha'aretz) - Amos Harel and Arnon Regular An IDF officer was killed Tuesday by a Palestinian gunman near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Captain Shahar Shmul, 24, a company commander in the armored corps, was checking a suspicious vehicle when the Palestinian opened fire from a nearby alley. Hours later, IDF tanks rumbled into the West Bank town for the first time in over six months.