# Netanyahu says Israel preparing full closure of West Bank

https://mins.news/en/item/112354

- DW, 2026-10-23 08:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/israel-preparing-full-closure-of-west-bank-netanyahu-says/a-79739292?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the government was preparing to shut down the occupied West Bank after the military thwarted what he called a “major attack.” Gunmen attacked Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday; two were killed in a firefight and five people were wounded, several critically.

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