(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel, Arnon Regular, and Nadav Shragai - Three IDF soldiers were killed Thursday night when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on them on the road between Kiryat Arba and Beit Hagai, about 5 km south of Hebron. They are Corporal Asaf Bitan, 19, from Afula; Corporal Ronald Berrer, 20, from Rehovot; and Staff Sergeant Ya'akov Naim, 20, from Kfar Monash. The three soldiers were on a foot patrol when they were ambushed and taken by surprise from very close range. Military sources cite a noticeable shift of militants from the area of Bethlehem toward Hebron.
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