Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the immediate closure of Hebron and told the Israel Defence Forces and security services to prepare to seal off the West Bank from October 23. The order followed a shooting at a junction near Hebron that morning, which Israeli emergency services said wounded five people, two critically.
WHO:Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
WHAT:ordered Hebron closed immediately and instructed the Israel Defence Forces and security services to prepare a West Bank-wide closure.
WHEN:Oct 23, 2026
WHERE:Hebron, West Bank
WHY:The closure order followed a shooting attack near Hebron that wounded five people.
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