<p>Israel’s prime minister gives order after military says it thwarted ‘terror attack’ by two armed Palestinians</p><p>Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to prepare for a “very extensive” operation in the occupied <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank</a> after two Israeli soldiers<strong> </strong>and two Palestinians were killed in an exchange of fire near a checkpoint in Hebron.</p><p>The Israeli military said it had thwarted a “terror attack” by two armed Palestinians from Hebron, amid heightened tensions before next week’s election.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/netanyahu-orders-very-extensive-operation-west-bank-two-israeli-soldiers-killed">Continue reading...</a>