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Netanyahu Orders Crackdown After West Bank Shooting

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli man near the Neve Tzuf settlement in the West Bank.
Police arrested the gunman hours later at a Ramallah hospital.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered increased security forces, arrests and demolition of the attacker’s house.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir deployed additional troops to aid the manhunt.

History

Historical Context

During the 2002-2005 wave of the Second Intifada, the Israel Defense Forces demolished about 1,200 Palestinian homes, a policy B’Tselem says aimed to deter attacks. Israel has since razed 55,048 structures, according to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Today, after a Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli near Neve Tzuf, Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered arrests and demolition of a Ramallah house.

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Story summary

A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli man near the Neve Tzuf settlement in the West Bank.
Police arrested the gunman hours later at a Ramallah hospital.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered increased security forces, arrests and demolition of the attacker’s house.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir deployed additional troops to aid the manhunt.

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