Netanyahu threatens sweeping military offensive in occupied West Bank
Netanyahu threatens sweeping military offensive in occupied West Bank Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will decide when to carry out a major military operation in the occupied West Bank. “I have reviewed a very extensive operation in the West Bank that will be unprecedented since ’67, and we will choose the timing of its implementation,” Netanyahu said. In the 1967 war,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a major military operation in the occupied West Bank, describing it as an extensive operation that would be unprecedented since 1967. Netanyahu stated that Israel will decide the timing for the implementation of this operation.
The threat follows an attack in the southern city of Hebron where Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers, according to Al-Monitor and ABC News AU. The Financial Times reported that three soldiers were also injured in the attack. Following the incident, troops shot dead the gunmen, according to Al-Monitor, while CBS News reported that the military killed two alleged Palestinian gunmen and announced the closure of part of the West Bank.
The escalation comes just days before Israeli elections, with the Financial Times noting that the attack has stoked tensions ahead of the vote next week.
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