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The Independent's briefing reduces the Hebron events to a "double shooting" and never says that Israeli soldiers shot dead two men, a killing its own earlier article reported and other outlets identified as the killing of two Palestinians. Its headline also says Israeli occupation forces "brace for" a closure that they themselves imposed on Hebron.
Hides who did it
Serious
“after double shooting”
Why this matters
The words "after double shooting" fold two separate acts into one phrase. The first is an alleged attack that wounded five people. The second is Israeli soldiers killing two Palestinians. The phrase names no shooter, no victim and no death.
The impression it gives
A reader believes something was done to Israelis and the army is now responding. Nothing tells them that Israeli soldiers killed two people.
The context
The Independent's own earlier article reports that Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron. Other outlets report the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli army fire. The briefing drops both the killing and the people who did it.
Israeli army ordered to prepare a West Bank closure after a shooting that wounded five people and the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli soldiers near Hebron.
Uses a loaded word
Minor
“Israeli army braces for West Bank closure”
Why this matters
The verb "braces" makes Israeli occupation forces sound like they are preparing to withstand something.
The impression it gives
A reader believes the closure is something coming at the army, like a storm.
The context
The closure was ordered by Netanyahu and imposed by Israeli forces on Palestinians. Witnesses describe Hebron's entrances shut with iron gates and the city placed under siege.