Events in the Occupied West Bank may have handed Benjamin Netanyahu a shifting of the conversation ahead of the upcoming Israeli election, writes Edmund Heaphy.

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Oct23, that also left two suspected gunmen dead, military said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel would lock down Hebron in the West Bank, go house to house and demolish homes after the Israeli military ⁠said Palestinian attackers killed two soldiers at a military checkpoint near the city.

Israel's military forces launched a days-long operation on Friday (Oct 23) involving searches and demolitions in the occupied West Bank after gunmen killed two soldiers, just days before elections in which security is a key issue.

HEBRON: Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis on Friday (Oct 23) before two gunmen died in a prolonged shootout, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of the West Bank days before Israeli elections.Netanyahu, facing a tight race for a new term in Tuesday's election, sa

There has been a recent surge in Israeli settler violence and military activity in the occupied West Bank.

Ian Hutcheson is expected to fly home in the early hours of the morning.