Two men killed near Hebron as Israeli voters weigh Netanyahu's next term
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men who the military said had launched an attack near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning. The army said it prevented a “terror attack against Israeli civilians” and that the gunmen carried an M16 rifle and a handgun.
At least five people were injured, including some critically. The shooting comes as Israeli voters will decide next Tuesday whether to grant Netanyahu yet another term as prime minister.
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The army's account names the weapons and says it foiled a terror attack, but leaves the target of the alleged attack unexplained.
Netanyahu's response went further on blame than on detail: he convened an emergency Security Cabinet meeting and accused Hamas of planning a major attack, without elaborating on what it entailed.