Israel is to keep West Bank crossings shut until after Tuesday's election as a Hebron operation displaces thousands
Two gunmen shot dead two Israeli soldiers and wounded three at a checkpoint, the attack Benjamin Netanyahu cited as justification for sealing West Bank crossings and launching strikes across more than 400 locations in…A Hyundai excavator demolishes a building in a densely built urban area, as videos show soldiers marking homes with black crosses before bulldozers flattened entire blocks across Hebron.
The sweep follows a gun attack in Hebron on Friday that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three. Troops hit more than 400 locations over the weekend and arrested 40 Palestinians the military says are linked to Hamas or Islamic Jihad. Residents of Deir Bahha, the suspected gunmen's neighbourhood, were ordered to evacuate. Hebron Mayor Yousef Zuhair Al-Jabari said 'the blockade has affected every aspect of life'.
Most permit-holding Palestinian workers are barred from Israeli settlements on Sunday and Monday.
The military says the gunmen carried weapons and likely planned to attack Israeli civilians.
An elderly man pushed his wife in a wheelchair through a gap beside a sealed gate.
