AFP photographer captures striking images from West Bank attack
- On Friday, two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting attack near the Yehuda Junction, close to Hebron, which lasted over 20 minutes before IDF troops killed the two Palestinian assailants.
- Veteran AFP photographer Hazem Bader was covering the Palestinian olive harvest when he found himself about 300 metres from the checkpoint; Israeli media outlets incorrectly suggested he possessed advance knowledge of the attack.
- Israel Police officials clarified on Friday there was no suspicion that Bader had advance knowledge of the attack. The Foreign Press Association said rumors were "baseless, inflammatory" and put journalists at risk.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu imposed a full siege on Hebron, a city of over 200,000, vowing to "pursue Hamas terrorists" and prepare for a shutdown of Judea and Samaria.
- The violence occurred four days before Israeli elections, prompting the IDF to conduct extensive security checks across the West Bank as officials signaled a significant response to the attack.
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