Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before election

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Five Israelis were wounded in an attack attributed to suspected Palestinian militants shortly before two gunmen died in a prolonged shootout. Netanyahu ordered a West Bank closure days before Israel’s election, saying troops had thwarted a potentially major attack and that the assailants carried substantial ammunition.

Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis on Friday before two gunmen died in a prolonged shootout, 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.