Five people were wounded, two of them critically, and two suspected gunmen were killed in a shooting in the southern West Bank on Friday, officials said.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it responded to a shooting near Judea Junction on Friday and killed two individuals it described as “terrorists.”
The IDF established a blockade as security forces continued searching the area, the military said.
Israeli forces stand guard near the site of a shooting in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
The Times of Israel reported that all five people wounded in the shooting were Israelis.
First responders told the outlet that two victims were in critical condition, while three others sustained light-to-moderate injuries.
Israeli authorities responded to a shooting in the southern West Bank on Friday that wounded five people and left two suspected attackers dead. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical service, said its teams treated two critically injured people at the scene.
Authorities had not immediately identified the suspected gunmen.
Israeli security forces examine the scene of a shooting near Judea Junction in the West Bank that injured five Israelis. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
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