{
  "id": 16252665,
  "title": "Israeli forces raid Bethlehem, Salfit areas in West Bank, Wafa reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/israeli-forces-raid-bethlehem-salfit-areas-in-west-bank-wafa-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T00:19:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-raid-bethlehem-salfit-areas-west-bank-wafa-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Israeli forces conducted raids in several areas of the occupied West Bank, including the towns of Beit Fajjar and Tuqu in the Bethlehem governorate and Kafr ad-Dik in Salfit, according to Wafa. During the raid in Kafr ad-Dik, local sources reported that Israeli forces forced a family out of their home to use the property as a military barracks.\n\nThese raids occurred alongside a major military operation in Hebron announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The operation follows a gunfight near the Judea Junction area where two Palestinian assailants killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded several others. Free Malaysia Today reports that the attackers used a handgun and an automatic rifle before being shot dead by Israeli forces. Netanyahu stated the operation would involve searching homes, destroying terrorist infrastructure, and displacing Hebron residents, threatening operations on a scale unseen since 1967. The IDF stated that Palestinian residents may leave through designated exit points after being screened.\n\nHamas praised the attack as a heroic operation without claiming responsibility. The announcement of the military operation comes days before Israeli elections, where security has been a central focus of the campaign.",
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  "coverage": {
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        "published": "2026-10-23T13:29:29.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "title": "Israeli military says 2 soldiers were killed in the West Bank attack that also left 2 gunmen dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/israeli-military-says-2-soldiers-were-killed-in-the-west-bank-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-23T15:06:27.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/israeli-roadblocks-disrupt-schools-and-medical-care-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-10-23T16:37:59.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/israeli-companies-misled-canadians-about-west-bank-real-estate",
        "published": "2026-10-23T19:50:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}