Two Israeli soldiers were killed during an operation Wednesday in Kalkilya. Maj. Shlomi Cohen, 26, from Rehovot, and Staff Sgt. Yosef Talabi, 20, from Yehud, were killed in a gun battle at the home of a Palestinian Authority intelligence officer suspected of terrorism. The Palestinian officer also was killed.
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