Israeli soldiers exchanged fire with a gunman near a checkpoint close to Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday (October 23), video obtained by Reuters showed, with gunfire heard as an ambulance stood nearby and people at the scene reported difficulty evacuating the wounded.

The Israeli military said it had killed two suspected attackers following a reported shooting attack in the Judea Junction area and was continuing searches in the area. A cordon had been imposed, it said in a statement.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

NEAR HEBRON, WEST BANK (OCTOBER 23, 2026) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS – Access all)

1. ISRAELI SOLDIERS NEAR CHECKPOINT, AUDIO OF GUNFIRE, MAN SAYING (Hebrew):

“He is up. The terrorist is shooting continuously. There is an exchange of fire between this terrorist, this son of a dog, and our soldiers. So far, we haven’t been able to evacuate the wounded. This terrorist has been shooting for more than 20 minutes, the son of a dog.”

2. WALKING SHOT SHOWING AMBULANCE AT SCENE, AUDIO OF GUNFIRE, MAN SAYING (Hebrew):

“Be aware, there is an armed terrorist shooting at them.” / TWO SOLDIERS RUNNING. MAN SAYING (Hebrew): “91, Ofer.” / AUDIO OF GUNFIRE, MAN SAYING (Hebrew): “The terrorist is shooting at the soldiers here. Get soldiers here urgently. He is shooting at the soldiers here. There is gunfire every few minutes.”

3. WHITE FLASH

4. VIEW OF SCENE, MAN SAYING (Hebrew):

“The terrorist is continuing to shoot at us.” / AUDIO OF EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE