West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli forces kill two in West Bank gun battle near Hebron
Image credit: Al Jazeera English
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Israeli military forces killed two people during a gun battle in the occupied West Bank near Hebron, Al Jazeera English reported. The incident prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prepare orders for a shutdown in the territory.
Details of the confrontation and the identities of those killed were not immediately specified. The shooting marked another outbreak of violence in the West Bank amid ongoing tensions in the region.
