Israel has ordered security forces to seal off Hebron and prepare a full closure of the West Bank after a shooting near the city wounded at least five Israelis. Soldiers killed the two gunmen.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the immediate closure of Hebron and instructed security forces to prepare for a broader lockdown across West Bank following Friday's shooting attack that wounded five Israelis.
Netanyahu said Israeli forces were conducting extensive arrest operations and increasing their presence in the area.
He praised the security personnel involved in responding to the attack and vowed to pursue Hamas members and those accused of directing attacks “everywhere and at all times,” as Israeli operations continue across the West Bank.
Israeli security forces have expanded operations in and around Hebron following a shooting attack earlier on Friday that wounded five Israelis.
The Israeli military said troops and Border Police units have placed the area under a security cordon and launched what it described as counterterrorism operations.
The military added that security forces arrested around 70 wanted suspects over the past week, including individuals it identified as being affiliated with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
It also reported seizing dozens of weapons, including M16 rifles, improvised Carlo-type firearms and explosive devices, saying operations would continue across the West Bank.
Israel's claims could not be independently verified.
Israeli forces have cordoned off Palestinian communities near Hebron after a shooting attack that left five Israelis wounded and two Palestinians dead, according to reports from Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the West Bank during the olive harvest season. Palestinian officials say attacks by Israeli settlers and military forces have increased in recent weeks across the territory.
Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces on Friday following an exchange of fire near the West Bank city of Hebron, according to Israeli media reports.
Israeli authorities said the incident came after gunmen allegedly opened fire at Israelis, wounding five people.
Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service said two of the wounded were in critical condition.
The Israeli military later sealed off several Palestinian villages near Hebron as security operations continued.
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