Israel seals West Bank crossings until after Tuesday's election as troops arrest 40 in Hebron crackdown
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…
More than 2,600 Palestinians have been displaced in Hebron, according to the city's municipality, after troops struck over 400 locations across the weekend. The operation follows Friday's checkpoint attack, in which two gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three. Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Israel would 'act to destroy this place'. Most permit-holding Palestinian workers are also barred from settlements on Sunday and Monday.
Hebron's mayor: 'People cannot reach or enter the city, and they cannot leave it.'
Videos show soldiers spraying black crosses on homes before bulldozers flattened entire blocks.
Tuesday's vote is widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's three years of wartime leadership.
