Netanyahu orders closure of West Bank after two soldiers killed in shooting attack
- Two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers, Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, were killed on Friday in an attack near the West Bank city of Hebron, the army confirmed.
- Following the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his Security Cabinet and blamed Hamas, as the government warned of potential threats ahead of next Tuesday's election.
- A 20-minute firefight erupted after gunmen armed with a handgun and M16 approached a military position; IDF Chief Eyal Zamir reported a "large quantity of ammunition was found" in their vehicle.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered a "full lockdown" across the West Bank, stating the lives of soldiers and settlers are "a million times more important than freedom of movement."
- With polls showing the governing coalition and opposition tied at about 51 seats in the Israeli Knesset, next Tuesday's election will determine whether Netanyahu receives another term amid heightened security tensions.
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Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a fatal shooting at a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) responded by launching a large-scale counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank city, carrying out mass searches, arrests and demolitions, the Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli army announced this Friday evening the start of a major military operation in the occupied West Bank, including raids and demolitions, following an attack that killed two of its soldiers there and a few days after a run-down election.
The protesters marched a few hours after two Palestinian gunmen attacked an Israeli military checkpoint.
TEL AVIV - Israel is related to the protuterorističku operaciju on the Hebron route, on the zapadnoj obali, on kojem su poginula dva vojnika, objavili su israelska vojska and obavještajna služba Shin Bet. “Snage su započele s preciznim, ciljanim […] Objava Izrael objavio da je pokrenuo protuterorističku operaciju na Zapadnoj obali pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
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