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Israel orders West Bank closure after shooting leaves five wounded

Israeli forces killed two suspected gunmen near Judea Junction after a shooting left five Israelis wounded, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order a West Bank lockdown.

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Israeli forces killed two suspected gunmen following a shooting near Judea Junction in the southern West Bank on Friday, according to Fox News and RTE. The attack left five Israelis wounded, Fox News and RTE both report. Fox News noted that two of the victims suffered critical injuries, while the Israel Defense Forces stated that troops responded to the incident, killed the two individuals it described as terrorists, and set up a blockade in the area. [1][2]

Following the attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed security forces to close the West Bank and immediately cordon off the city of Hebron, MSNBC reported. Sky News and RTE both confirmed that the army was ordered to prepare for a full closure of the territory. RTE reported that the decision comes just days before a tight Israeli general election scheduled for Tuesday. [2][3][6]

The West Bank is a landlocked territory bordered by Jordan, the Dead Sea, and Israel, and has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967. [12][14]

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In short

  • Five Israelis were wounded in a shooting near Judea Junction in the southern West Bank.
  • Israeli forces killed two suspected gunmen involved in the incident.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a closure of the West Bank following the attack.
  • The attack occurred days before Israel's general election.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Two suspected gunmen killed after shooting wounds 5 Israelis in West BankFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Netanyahu orders lockdown of West Bank after fatal attackrte.ie, 1h ago
  3. [3]Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank after attackSky News, 1h ago
  4. [4]Israeli general election ignores peace process despite surging West Bank clashThe Jerusalem Post, 13h ago
  5. [5]Israel frees suspects in two settler attacks as West Bank pogroms intensifyAl Jazeera, 15h ago
  6. [6]Netanyahu’s office orders West Bank closed after soldiers kill 2 men behind alleged attackmsnbc.com, 1h ago
  7. [7]Four Italian activists held during West Bank olive harvest amidst rising settler violenceEuronews, 11h ago
  8. [8]Israeli military says killed two after West Bank shootingArab News, 2h ago
  9. [9]Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before electionYahoo News Singapore, 1h ago
  10. [10]West Bank attack wounds 5 as Israel PM cancels eventsRFI, 1h ago
  11. [11]At least 2 Palestinians killed, 5 Israelis wounded in West Bank shootingLatest news from Azerbaijan, 1h ago

Background

  1. [12]West Bank on Wikipedia
  2. [13]Bondi Beach shooting on Wikipedia
  3. [14]West Bank on Grokipedia
  4. [15]Israelis on Grokipedia
  5. [16]Cameroonian journalist Ambe Macmillan wounded in Bamenda shooting FTMQ News, 5d ago
  6. [17]Man killed in suspected road rage shooting on George Washington Bridge FTMQ News, 1d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 17 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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