Netanyahu Orders West Bank Lockdown After Deadly Hebron Shooting
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered security forces to cordon off Hebron and prepare for a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank after a shooting near the city on Friday killed two Israeli soldiers and the two Palestinian gunmen, according to Israeli officials and media reports.
The Israeli military said the Palestinians opened fire at a temporary checkpoint outside Hebron after failing to reach a nearby highway, where it believes they intended to attack civilians. An exchange of fire lasting more than 20 minutes followed. Reports differed on the number of Israelis wounded, placing it at five or six; two soldiers later died. An AFP photographer witnessed two Palestinian men, armed with a handgun and an automatic rifle, exchanging fire with Israeli forces.
After an emergency security meeting, Netanyahu said the army was preparing a “very extensive” West Bank operation on a scale not seen there in decades. During a visit to Hebron, he said forces would evacuate residents from the attackers’ neighborhood, search homes, seize weapons and destroy what he called “terrorist infrastructure.” He said the military was ready and that the government would determine the timing.
Netanyahu accused Hamas of planning a major attack. Army chief Eyal Zamir said troops would pursue everyone involved and were at a high level of readiness.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the unsupported characterization about independent evidence and responsibility. - "but no independent evidence establishing responsibility was reported": The sources do not report that independent evidence was absent, and the clause also implies Netanyahu assigned responsibility for the Hebron shooting when the cited statement only says Hamas was planning a major attack.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Netanyahu Orders West Bank Lockdown After Deadly Hebron Shooting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered security forces to cordon off Hebron and prepare for a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank after a shooting near the city on Friday killed two Israeli soldiers and the two Palestinian gunmen, according to Israeli officials and media reports.
The Israeli military said the Palestinians opened fire at a temporary checkpoint outside Hebron after failing to reach a nearby highway, where it believes they intended to attack civilians. An exchange of fire lasting more than 20 minutes followed. Reports differed on the number of Israelis wounded, placing it at five or six; two soldiers later died. An AFP photographer witnessed two Palestinian men, armed with a handgun and an automatic rifle, exchanging fire with Israeli forces.
After an emergency security meeting, Netanyahu said the army was preparing a “very extensive” West Bank operation on a scale not seen there in decades. During a visit to Hebron, he said forces would evacuate residents from the attackers’ neighborhood, search homes, seize weapons and destroy what he called “terrorist infrastructure.” He said the military was ready and that the government would determine the timing.
Netanyahu accused Hamas of planning a major attack, but no independent evidence establishing responsibility was reported.attack. Army chief Eyal Zamir said troops would pursue everyone involved and were at a high level of readiness.
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