{"id":2690142,"date":"2026-10-23T09:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-israel-orders-full-west-bank-lockdown-after-idf-troops-stop-terror-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:24:01","slug":"breaking-israel-orders-full-west-bank-lockdown-after-idf-troops-stop-terror-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-israel-orders-full-west-bank-lockdown-after-idf-troops-stop-terror-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Israel Orders Full West Bank Lockdown After IDF Troops Stop Terror Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-israel-orders-full-west-bank-lockdown-after-idf-troops-stop-terror-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2690142&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the West Bank to be fully locked down on Friday after the Israel Defense Forces killed two Palestinian terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have instructed the IDF and security forces to immediately cordon off the city of Hebron and take additional security measures to prevent terrorist attacks originating from Judea and Samaria,\u201d he announced in a post published to his official government account on X.<\/p>\n<p>Hebron is the largest city in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Judea and Samaria are the official Israeli terms for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-illegal-palestinian-settlements-never-heard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highly contested West Bank<\/a>, with Judea covering cities like Hebron and Bethlehem, and Samaria covering cities like Nablus, Jenin, and Ramallah.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:<br \/> I have just concluded a security assessment with the Minister of Defense, the IDF Chief of Staff, the Director of the ISA, the National Security Advisor, and the Commander of the IDF Central Command.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that Hamas terrorists were planning a major attack aimed at murdering innocent civilians, as evidenced by the large quantities of weapons and ammunition discovered\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/2113544984729178526?\">October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netanyahu\/status\/2113534946715250920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> to his personal X account, Netanyahu wrote in Hebrew that the IDF would \u201cimmediately impose a closure on the city of Hebron\u201d and \u201cprepare for a full lockdown across all of Judea and Samaria starting today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/2-palestinian-gunmen-planned-a-larger-attack-targeting-israeli-civilians-in-west-bank-idf-believes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a>, the Israeli prime minister\u2019s decision came after two Palestinian gunmen \u201carrived by car\u201d at a checkpoint in Hebron early Friday morning and proceeded to open fire on IDF soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clash between the gunmen and IDF troops lasted over 20 minutes, during which five Israelis were wounded, including two critically and three in light-to-moderate condition,\u201d The Times of Israel reported.<\/p>\n<p>The two gunmen were reportedly flanked and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-whose-daughter-killed-illegal-alien-joins-ice-key-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed by<\/a> the deputy commander of the Ari Battalion, a company commander, and an officer of the Paratroopers Brigade\u2019s 101st Battalion who\u2019d been stationed nearby.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Warning: This video contains graphic content.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: Security cameras caught this morning\u2019s shooting attack near Hebron. The attackers had an M-16 and a Handgun.<\/p>\n<p>IDF troops killed both gunmen in an exchange of fire. https:\/\/t.co\/oQnVOaYr06<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Osint613\/status\/2113558400827261248?\">October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After killing the two Palestinians, the IDF searched their vehicle and found a large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russian-soldiers-using-huge-supply-us-made-sniper-ammunition-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stash of ammunition<\/a>. The IDF now suspects the two had planned to carry out \u201ca mass-casualty attack\u201d on Israelis, according to The Times of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF and Shin Bet, which is Israel\u2019s internal security and counterintelligence service, are now reportedly investigating whether the men acted alone or were part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-looking-big-damage-trump-speaks-terror-plot-photo-suspects-goes-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">larger terror plot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Netanyahu posted a video to social media later Friday morning warning of extreme consequences for the residents of the West Bank:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"iw\">\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9 \u05d4\u05de\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05df:<br \/> \u05f4\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05e9\u05dd \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05d3\u05dc \u05d4\u05d4\u05ea\u05e7\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05e6\u05dc\u05d7 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e6\u05e2\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05de\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05e4\u05dc\u05d9\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05da \u05d4\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u2013 \u05e6\u05d4\u05f4\u05dc \u05d9\u05d9\u05db\u05e0\u05e1 \u05dc\u05e9\u05db\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05de\u05d4\u05df \u05d9\u05e6\u05d0\u05d5 \u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d9\u05e4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d9\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05d9\u05d4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e1 \u05d0\u05ea \u05ea\u05e9\u05ea\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8. \u05d0\u05e0\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05de\u05d5\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05e4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e8\u05d7\u05d1\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05d5\u05f4\u05e9\u05f4 https:\/\/t.co\/T092uhcHY6<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9 \u05de\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05ea \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc (@IsraeliPM_heb) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM_heb\/status\/2113593700588916989?\">October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will implement the offensive and successful model that we carried out in the refugee camps within the cities,\u201d Netanyahu said, according to a translation from the social media site X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IDF will enter the neighborhoods from which the terrorists emerged, will evacuate the residents, will go house to house and destroy the terror infrastructure,\u201d he added. \u201cWe are ready for extensive action in Judea and Samaria.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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