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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The Israeli government wants to shut down the West Bank. On Saturday, units started a major offensive. The current news on the blog.
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On Saturday, Israel imposed a widespread blockade and displaced residents of the city of Hebron following attacks by Palestinian armed men who, according to the Israeli authorities, killed two of their soldiers.
Benjamín Netanjahú, the prime minister of Israel, said that the Palestinian government was "really surprised" after he ordered a large-scale military operation due to the attacks on soldiers in Vesturbakkanum. Netanjahú vildi svara lío beint hört hann hygðist laygja palestínsku heimatórgrina niður when he was asked, sekkur kõms fyrir völlingar. Hann said, however, that "bleakings and unexpected actions" are encouraged. "We have transformed Mid-A…
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estrategia.laJerusalem. The Prime Minister and fugitive of the International Criminal Court, Benjamin Netanyahu, yesterday ordered large-scale operations, including the evacuation of Palestinian inhabitants of Hebron and the total closure of the reoccupied West Bank, in response to the attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and left five more injured, in Hebron, four days after the legislative elections. Hamas and the Islamic Jihad called for an increase in…
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