Netanyahu orders closure of West Bank after two soldiers killed in shooting attack
- Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians whom the military said launched an attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank; at least five people were injured, some critically.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered security forces to cordon off Hebron and prepare for a full closure of the West Bank.
- Netanyahu ordered his Likud party to cancel political events after the incident, days before Israel’s election.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for dismantling the Palestinian Authority, although there was no immediate evidence of its involvement.
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Israel's Netanyahu vows major military operation, cordons off West Bank city after deadly attack on troops
Israel's Netanyahu says he ordered the military to cordon off a major city in the occupied West Bank after an attack by Palestinian gunmen that killed two Israeli soldiers.
Israeli military says 2 soldiers were killed in the West Bank attack that also left 2 gunmen dead
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning that also left two suspected gunmen dead, the military said, violence that is likely to heighten political tensions and security concerns ahead of Israel's parliamentary election next week. The army said two so...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that the Israeli army will launch a large-scale operation, which will include the displacement of Palestinian inhabitants in response to the attack on Israelis in Hebron in the south of the occupied West Bank, reports AFP.
Two suspected gunmen dead, two IDF soldiers killed in West Bank shooting - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers were killed and three other people were wounded by two suspected gunmen, who were also killed, in a shooting Friday in the southern West Bank, officials said. Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman, aged 23, from Ashkelon, a squad commander in the Ari Battalion (775), Search and Rescue Brigade and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, aged 20, from Hod Hasharon, a combat soldier i…
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