Netanyahu orders West Bank closure after deadly checkpoint shoot-out

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After suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis and two gunmen were killed in a checkpoint shoot-out, Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a closure of the West Bank. The move came days before Israel's election, as Netanyahu said troops had thwarted a potentially major attack.

Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis on Friday before two gunmen were killed in a prolonged shoot-out, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of the West Bank days before Israeli elections. Netanyahu, facing a tight race for a new term in Tuesday’s election, said that Israeli troops prevented what could have been a major attack, with the assailants allegedly carrying a large quantity of ammunition in their vehicle. An Agence France-Presse journalist who...