
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the closure of the West Bank following the incident.
Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis in a West Bank shoot-out before two gunmen were killed, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order a West Bank closure ahead of elections.
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The incident occurred in the West Bank near Hebron days before Israeli elections.
Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis on Friday before two gunmen were killed in a prolonged shoot-out, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of the West Bank days before Israeli elections.
Netanyahu, facing a tight race for a new term in Tuesday’s election, said that Israeli troops prevented what could have been a major attack, with the assailants allegedly carrying a large quantity of ammunition in their vehicle.
An Agence France-Presse journalist who witnessed the firefight saw two Palestinian men in casual attire and armed with a handgun and an automatic rifle exchanging fire with Israeli forces at a checkpoint near the Palestinian city of Hebron.
The journalist reported that Israeli forces eventually shot and killed the attackers, their two lifeless bodies on the ground next to a petrol station as Israeli troops patrolled all around.
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West Bank closure implementation ahead of Tuesday's election
Very likely · Within days

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