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Netanyahu orders army to prepare for full West Bank closure after attack

France 2423 October 2026, 08:35 UTCPalestine

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank Friday after Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men who the military said had launched a "terror attack" near the city of Hebron. Emergency services said five people were injured and evacuated to hospitals.

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