Israeli Military Launches Major West Bank Operation Days Before Election

The Israeli military conducted a massive operation in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and restricting movement following a gun attack that killed two soldiers and wounded three others in Hebron on Friday. The operation, which targeted more than 400 locations and arrested 40 suspected militants, closed crossings into Israel until after Tuesday's election and barred Palestinian workers from entering Israeli communities. The military said troops were conducting targeted searches in the gunmen's neighborhood, where officials reported 200 to 300 families displaced. The escalation comes days before a tense Israeli election viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security policies. Six Israelis and 112 Palestinians have been killed in West Bank violence this year, with Netanyahu vowing to "destroy this place" in response to the attack.