Israel is pressing ahead with a West Bank military operation focused on Hebron after two Israeli soldiers were killed by Palestinian gunmen on Friday, and has ordered all land crossings with the occupied West Bank closed during Tuesday's general election. The election is widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership and security policies.
The operation, focused on the city of Hebron, the site of Friday's attack, came as Israel enters the final days before a tense election, which is largely seen as a referendum on current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership and security policies during the past three years of war.
A full lockdown of the occupied West Bank remains in effect and Israeli military operations are continuing in Hebron after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint; Palestinian residents have been displaced from Hebron as part of the response.
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The move comes as part of a wider clampdown in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed by Palestinian gunmen in the city of Hebron earlier this week.
The operation, focused on the city of Hebron, the site of Friday's attack, came as Israel enters the final days before a tense election, which is largely seen as a referendum on current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership and security policies during the past three years of war.
After a deadly attack which killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday, the Israeli military has said all land border points between Israel and the occupied West Bank will be closed during Tuesday's election.
Israel says it will close all land crossings with the West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.
Israel announced it would be closing all land crossings with the West Bank on the day of next week's parliamentary elections. The measure comes as Israel conducts a large-scale operation in the occupied Palestinian territory and 2,000 residents of Hebron have been displaced from their homes after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers in the area.
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