Overview
- A shooting near Hebron on October 23 left two Israeli soldiers dead and several people wounded, prompting the government response.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed security forces to seal the entire West Bank and prepare broad military operations across the territory.
- Officials said forces will relocate civilians to carry out house-to-house searches and will destroy what they call terror-related infrastructure as operations begin soon.
- The Israeli military reported it shot dead two Palestinian suspects at the scene and found weapons and ammunition, and the attack drew praise from Hamas in a statement.
- The lockdown will sharply disrupt daily life for West Bank residents and risks wider humanitarian and political fallout that could affect election messaging and regional tensions.