Overview
- Two Israeli soldiers were killed and three wounded in a shooting near Hebron on Friday, and Israeli forces said the two alleged Palestinian attackers were killed after an exchange of fire.
- The Israeli army together with the Shin Bet, border police and civil authorities began a targeted, multi-day operation focused on Hebron and nearby towns to search for militants, weapons and so-called terror infrastructure.
- Authorities have sealed Hebron and Halhul, set up roadblocks and carried out demolitions, and Israel's defense minister said about 2,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes during the raids.
- The military reported raids across roughly 40 areas and 400 sites in the West Bank with about 40 arrests, including suspects Israel says are linked to Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
- Closures of crossings, a ban on Palestinian access to settlements and an election-day West Bank lockdown have been ordered for Tuesday, prompting United Nations concern about restricted movement and humanitarian impacts and heightening the operation's political stakes during mass protests in Israel.