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Israel locks down West Bank after two soldiers killed near Hebron
Two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded others at a checkpoint outside Hebron on Friday before being shot dead, the Israeli military said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a closure of the West Bank, a siege of Hebron and Halhul, demolitions and the displacement of residents of the gunmen's neighborhood, and said a large-scale operation was 'on the way'. The UN said it was extremely alarmed, Israeli rights group B'Tselem urged international pressure to halt planned expulsions, and Hamas praised the attack without claiming it.
Why it matters
The closure restricts movement for millions of Palestinians days before Israel's parliamentary election.
Background
Israel has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 war, and violence there has risen since the Gaza war began in October 2023. Israelis vote in a parliamentary election next week.
The story so far
- Israel says it has killed 4,000 militants linked to October 7 attack
- Israel says it has killed 4,000 participants in October 7 attacks
- Israel says it killed Hamas militant linked to holding hostages
- Israel says it killed Hamas militant linked to holding hostages
- WFP says 1.4 million in Gaza face acute food shortages
- WFP cuts food aid to half a million people in Gaza over funding gap
- World Food Programme ends aid for half a million people in Gaza
- Israeli strikes kill several in Gaza as UN food aid cuts loom
- Israel locks down West Bank after two soldiers killed near Hebron
- Israel demolishes homes in Hebron, displacing over 1,000
- Hebron siege enters 10th day
Sources
- BBC News ↗Oct 23, 11:37 AM ET
- The Guardian ↗Oct 23, 1:22 PM ET
- UN News ↗Oct 23, 8:00 AM ET
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