Israel Enforces Full Lockdown on West Bank Following Fatal Attack on Soldiers

10/23/2026

The Israeli army says two soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday that also left two Palestinian gunmen dead, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the...

10/23/2026

The Israeli army said it prevented a "terror attack against Israeli civilians" and that the gunmen carried an M16 rifle and a handgun.

10/23/2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the closure of part of the occupied West Bank after the military said it killed two alleged Palestinian gunmen.

10/23/2026

Israel ordered a "full lockdown" of the occupied West Bank Friday after the Israeli military said two of its soldiers were killed during an attack that also left two Palestinian gunmen dead.

10/23/2026

The Israeli government has ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank following a shooting near Hebron which killed two soldiers.

10/23/2026

The orders came after Israel's army said it killed two gunmen and thwarted a "terror attack" that injured several people.

10/23/2026

A first step would see residents displaced, homes searched and "terrorist infrastructure" destroyed, the Israeli PM said; Hamas group, without claiming responsibility, praised the attack as a...

10/23/2026

ISRAEL has ordered its army to prepare for a complete closure of the West Bank after claiming to have foiled a suspected terror attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commanded his security...

10/23/2026

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning that also left two suspected gunmen dead, the military said, violence that is likely to heighten political...

10/23/2026

The soldiers were killed in an attack by two Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint outside the West Bank city on Friday morning.

10/23/2026

Two suspected gunmen were killed by the IDF after a shooting near Judea Junction in the southern West Bank left five Israelis wounded on Friday.

10/23/2026

The army said two Israeli soldiers were killed and three others were lightly wounded at a military checkpoint near Hebron

10/23/2026

Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men who the military said had launched an attack near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning. At least five people were injured,...

10/23/2026

Israel’s military said its soldiers shot and killed two men who had launched an attack near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning. At least five people were injured,...

10/23/2026

Netanyahu launches major West Bank operation after soldiers are killed in Hebron attack ahead of Israeli elections

10/23/2026

After a shooting that injured five Israeli nationals, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered security forces to immediately cordon off the city of Hebron and prepare for a complete lockdown...

10/23/2026

Two Palestinian gunmen were slain in the attack, days before Israeli elections that have centered around the prime minister’s handling of security issues.

10/23/2026

The escalation was prompted by a deadly shooting attack and comes days ahead of pivotal legislative elections in Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a blockade of the...

10/23/2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned of an imminent large-scale military operation in the West Bank and vowed to displace some residents of Hebron after Palestinian gunmen...

10/23/2026

As Israel approaches a consequential parliamentary election amid renewed violence in the occupied West Bank, Yedioth Ahronoth Senior Journalist Ben-Dror Yemini offers a critical assessment of...

10/23/2026

The Israeli military said two soldiers and two attackers had been killed, and three soldiers wounded. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied...

10/23/2026

Israel's Netanyahu says he ordered the military to cordon off a major city in the occupied West Bank after an attack by Palestinian gunmen that killed two Israeli soldiers.

10/23/2026

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a firefight with Palestinian attackers who were also gunned down.