War in the Middle East: Israel launches West Bank operations

A lockdown ordered days before an election is a security decision with a very convenient calendar.

Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis in an attack on Friday before being killed in a shootout with soldiers, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order a lockdown in the occupied West Bank days before Israeli elections. Details by Kethevane Gorjestani, FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor.

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