West Bankupdated 38m ago3 min read
Israeli Forces Kill Two Attackers After Shooting Near Hebron, Injuring Five Israelis
This article is an automated aggregation of coverage from news outlets. Our editorials offer in-depth analysis curated by the NewsCord team.
Two attackers killed; five Israelis injured in shooting near Hebron. Shooting occurred at Jodea junction on Highway 35 near Hebron.
Save coverage image
Explore source coverage 4 source types
Directory totals describe our source library, not outlets checked for this story.
Haaretz was read line by line by the Watchdog: 4.9. See the score →
Hebron shooting, casualties
Israeli forces reported a shooting near Hebron in the southern West Bank that left five Israelis wounded, including two in critical condition, and the Israeli military said it killed two people who participated in the attack. The Israeli army said it deployed military reinforcements to the Hebron area after an initial report of people injured, then began implementing closures and search-and-harvest sweeps for the gunman before imposing a security cordon on several surrounding villages. Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Hebron, Mohammed al-Atash, said gunfire at the Furash al-Hawa checkpoint continued for more than 20 minutes, and the Israeli army later declared a state of emergency in several nearby settlements to Hebron.
The wounded toll of the shooting attack in the southern West Bank rises to four, with two in serious condition and two lightly hurt, and Magen David Adom said one of those it was treating was unconscious. The Times of Israel reported that medics said two were in serious condition and two were lightly hurt, while the Israeli military and Israeli media accounts described different injury totals for the same attack near Hebron.
Two attackers killed
The Israeli army said it killed two people who participated in the shooting attack near Hebron, and it described the operation as involving an exchange of fire with suspects. Channel 14 reported that the attack targeted a military tower near the settlement of Telom, and Al Jazeera’s correspondent said the operation was carried out near the Furash al-Hawa checkpoint. Lebanon ON said, quoting Channel 14 Israel, that the shooting in Hebron targeted an military tower near the Telum settlement, and it also cited Israeli army statements that the exchange of fire lasted for more than 20 minutes.
The Israeli army announced Friday that it had killed two people following an armed exchange near the settlement of Telem, after the army claimed they carried out a shooting attack targeting a military position. IDF troops killed the two terrorists following a brief pursuit as they attempted to flee, and roadblocks were set up in the area as a cordon was imposed around the area while the search continued.
Closures, sweeps, and alert
The Israeli army said it began implementing closures in Hebron in the southern West Bank and search-and-harvest sweeps for the gunman, and it later said it imposed a blockade on Palestinian villages while the clearance operation was still ongoing.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Hebron, Mohammed al-Atash, said the Furash al-Hawa checkpoint represented for Palestinians a symbol of daily humiliation and of the repeated closures that hinder their movement and travel.
Roya News said the operation prompted heightened military alert across the area, with searches and inspections continuing along surrounding roads and routes, and it said military forces closed entrances to several nearby Palestinian villages and towns.
The IDF raised its alert level twice over the past month, first around Oct. 7 and again last weekend amid concerns about an escalation ahead of the elections.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said hostile groups intended to attack Israel and carry out terrorist attacks "on the eve of the elections or during them — to influence the results," and he accused his opponents in the anti-Netanyahu bloc of inflaming tensions ahead of Tuesday’s elections.