On October 27, just four days before Israel's elections, gunfire erupted in the southern West Bank.
According to Yonhap News Agency, two Palestinian men opened fire early on the morning of October 23 at a temporary checkpoint near the Jewish settlement of Hebron.
Israeli forces responded to the scene and, after approximately 20 minutes of gunfire, killed both suspects.
Local emergency services reported that five people were injured in the shooting, including two men in their twenties who were critically wounded by gunfire to the lower body.
This incident occurred just days before the Israeli elections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the cancellation of campaign events for his right-wing Likud party.
He subsequently convened an emergency meeting with Israeli security officials, directing immediate control measures in Hebron and preparations for a complete lockdown across the West Bank. As a result, the West Bank and Gaza Strip will be under lockdown for two days, on October 26 and 27, the day before and the day of the elections.
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