Israel has ordered its security forces to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank following a shooting in the city of Hebron, in which two Israeli soldiers were killed.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel's security forces had been ordered to cordon off Hebron and prepare to shut all of the Palestinian territory.
The Israeli military said its forces killed the Palestinian gunmen after they opened fire. The military said Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem had been killed in the attack, and three other soldiers were injured.
Netanyahu said in a statement: "Hamas terrorists were planning a major attack aimed at murdering innocent civilians, as evidenced by the large quantities of weapons and ammunition discovered."
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