Two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers before being shot in the West Bank, prompting Benjamin Netanyahu to threaten a major offensive in retaliation.
The attack near Hebron in the southern West Bank wounded three other soldiers, the Israeli military said.
It took place amid escalating attacks by Israeli settlers and a broader rise in violence in the territory since the 2023 Hamas-led attacks that plunged the region into war.
Mr Netanyahu, whose right-wing coalition may lose its majority after Tuesday’s election, visited the site of the attack and said the military would force Palestinians out of a Hebron neighbourhood from which he
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