By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
After two Israeli soldiers were killed near Hebron, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu promised a large-scale military operation and an expansion of settlements in the West Bank. The statement comes four days before decisive parliamentary elections, while the Israeli military command appears to be taking a more measured position, according to Le Monde.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced an imminent large-scale military operation in the West Bank and said he intends to displace residents of Hebron. The statement came after two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack attributed to Palestinian gunmen, France 24 reports.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled Likud election events after an attack near Hebron in the West Bank injured five people, two of them seriously. The Israeli army says it killed the two suspected attackers, according to Le Monde.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is considering an operation in the West Bank ahead of Israel’s parliamentary elections, amid renewed violence. Journalist Ben-Dror Yemini believes a military escalation would not improve the prime minister’s political prospects, according to France 24.
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Gunfire at a checkpoint near Hebron in the occupied West Bank left five Israelis wounded and killed two suspected attackers, according to Israeli authorities. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the army to prepare a complete closure of the West Bank from Friday, the BBC reports.
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US envoy says strike on Iran could come this weekendUS envoy Tom Barrack says the United States could strike Iran as soon as this weekend, amid mounting threats from Washington and Israel. He says, however, that the US objective is not to overthrow Iran’s government, according to remarks to podcaster Mario Nawfal.The week in Africa
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