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Israeli PM pledges massive military operation after West Bank checkpoint attack

NPR | By Ruth Sherlock
Published October 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM CDT

Israel's Prime Minister is vowing to launch a major military operation in the West Bank in response to an attack by two Palestinian gunmen on an Israeli military checkpoint that killed two soldiers.

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