Israel preparing 'full closure' of West Bank, Netanyahu says
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is shutting down the occupied West Bank after having prevented a "major attack."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli government was preparing to close down the occupied West Bank after gunmen attacked Israeli soldiers on Friday.
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Netanyahu said Israeli military prevented a "major attack" after soldiers killed two gunmen in a firefight at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron.
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Five people were wounded in the attack, several critically.
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"I commend our heroic fighters, who acted resolutely and prevented a major terrorist attack, and wish our wounded a speedy recovery," Netanyahu said in a statement.
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He added that he had instructed the military to "impose a cordon on the city of Hebron and to prepare for a full closure of the entire West Bank starting today."
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The Israeli operation to do so comes a week before Israel heads into an election next week, the first since 2019 and since the October 7 Hamas attacks.
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Settler violence has been on the rise in the West Bank and dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the territory since the start of the year.
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