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Israel Orders West Bank Operation and Demolitions After Soldiers Killed
Deutsche Welle · 58 minutes ago · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
AI SUMMARY
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a major military operation and home demolitions in the West Bank after two soldiers were killed in a shooting in Hebron.
- Gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and lightly wounded three others at a temporary military checkpoint in Hebron on Friday morning.
- The Israeli military reported that it killed the two attackers.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a massive military operation in the West Bank, stating forces would enter the attackers' neighborhood, evacuate residents, and seize weapons.
- Netanyahu also instructed the military to impose a cordon on Hebron and prepare for a full closure of the entire West Bank.
- Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for a comprehensive military campaign in the West Bank similar to Gaza and ordered the immediate demolition of illegal structures near the attack site.
- The shooting occurs four days before Israeli elections on October 27, which serve as a crucial referendum on Netanyahu.
- Israel occupied the West Bank during the 1967 Six-Day War, and tensions have remained high with rising settler violence and illegal outposts.
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