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INSANE: Netanyahu orders army to prepare for full west bank closure after attack | Rare Historical Photos

Cover image: Israeli soldiers gather at the scene of a shooting attack at a junction near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 23, 2026. © Mahmoud Illean, AP

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday vowed to “destroy” the Palestinian city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed at a military checkpoint there. The two gunmen were also killed in the “terrorist attack”, the army said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday Israel would lock down Hebron in the occupied West Bank, ​go house to house and demolish homes after the Israeli military said Palestinian attackers killed two soldiers at a military checkpoint near the city.

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