Israel’s military says it killed 2 men who had launched an attack in the occupied West Bank
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The Independent gives the military response only as roadblocks and closures in Palestinian towns. Haaretz, earlier the same morning, reported a full siege imposed on Hebron and nearby villages and raids in the area. It also reported a Palestinian man shot in Dura and demolitions ordered by Smotrich as a retaliatory move. Without this, a reader believes the response was a limited set of checkpoints rather than a siege of a city of about 250,000 with raids and punitive demolitions.
How we know
- Haaretz (English) reported“with a full siege being imposed on the city and other nearby villages”Five Israelis wounded in West Bank shooting near Hebron: Two Palestinian assailants killed (opens in a new tab)
- Haaretz (English) reported“the Red Crescent said a Palestinian man was shot in the Palestinian city of Dura”Five Israelis wounded in West Bank shooting near Hebron: Two Palestinian assailants killed (opens in a new tab)
- Haaretz (English) reported“in a retaliatory move set to take effect throughout Friday”Five Israelis wounded in West Bank shooting near Hebron: Two Palestinian assailants killed (opens in a new tab)
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The article says five people were injured near the Yehuda Junction. It never says that, by other accounts, the two men opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint and that the wounded were soldiers. A reader may take the injured to be passers-by.
How we know
- Middle East Eye reported“Two Palestinians opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint in northern Hebron early in the day.”Israel prepares full West Bank lockdown after Hebron shooting (opens in a new tab)
- Middle East Eye reported“wounded five Israeli soldiers on Friday”Israel prepares full West Bank lockdown after Hebron shooting (opens in a new tab)
Emergency responders said five people were injured, some critically and were being evacuated to hospitals in Israel . A statement from the responders said gunfire was ongoing as they arrived at the scene of the attack near the Yehuda Junction. Two men in their 20s had gunshot wounds to their lower limbs, one was unconscious and seriously injured, the responders said. The deadly shooting comes as Israeli voters will decide next Tuesday whether to grant Benjamin Netanyahu yet another term as prime minister — or usher in a new era of Israeli politics.
The election comes three years after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza,
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