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Try again   (Israeli soldiers gather at the scene of a shooting attack carried out by Palestinian gunmen at a junction near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.)  Cover image:            Israeli soldiers gather at the scene of a shooting attack at a junction near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 23, 2026.        © Mahmoud Illean, AP  (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-play)        05:27      Israeli Prime Minister (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/benjamin-netanyahu/) Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/israel/) Israel would lock down Hebron in the occupied (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/west-bank/) West Bank , ​go house to house and demolish homes after the Israeli military said Palestinian attackers killed two soldiers at a military checkpoint near the city. The Israeli military said it had killed two attackers, and another three ​soldiers had ‌been lightly wounded in the attack. “We will act to destroy this place, ⁠to change it completely,” Netanyahu said in a statement after the attack.  Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261017-israeli-settlers-attack-european-delegation-convoy-in-west-bank-beat-french-mayor) Israeli settlers attack European delegation convoy in West Bank, beat French mayor  A Reuters reporter documented Israeli bulldozers beginning to demolish homes in Hebron near ‌the site of the shooting. Local residents said the homes had no connection ⁠to the attackers. The demolitions began after Israeli Finance Minister (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/bezalel-smotrich/) Bezalel Smotrich said on social media that he had ordered the immediate demolition of Palestinian buildings near the attack site. 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