Overview
- A shooting at a temporary Israeli military checkpoint near Hebron on Friday left two Palestinian attackers dead and five to six Israeli personnel wounded after a roughly 20-minute firefight.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered immediate curfews around Hebron, instructed forces to prepare a full West Bank lockdown and cancelled Likud events scheduled for the morning.
- The Israel Defense Forces said it found extra ammunition in the attackers' vehicle, has carried out house entries and arrests and imposed local blockades as part of offensive counterterrorism operations.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir responded by calling to dismantle and demilitarize the Palestinian Authority, amplifying hardline political pressure days before the vote.
- Hebron's blockade affects a city of about 200,000 people and could disrupt daily life and movement for residents while raising the risk of wider West Bank operations and increased election-day tensions.