Israeli premier orders ‘closure’ of Hebron, ‘full lockdown’ of occupied West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered an “immediate closure” of the city of Hebron and instructed security forces to prepare for a “full lockdown” across the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. The move followed a shooting that wounded five Israeli occupiers and the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli army fire near the town of Halhul in the Hebron district of the southern West Bank. “I instructed the Israeli army and security agencies to impose an immediate closure on Hebron and prepare for a comprehensive lockdown across Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), starting today (Friday),” he said in a statement. Netanyahu said he had held a security assessment with senior defense and security officials, including the military […]