From the Left · Read · October 24, 2026
Oct 23 ยท Israel orders the West Bank closed after two soldiers are killed near Hebron
NPR: Israeli PM pledges massive military operation after West Bank checkpoint attack
Grade D (64/100). NPR's Ruth Sherlock from Tel Aviv: the checkpoint firefight, Netanyahu's plan to expel residents and demolish the attackers' Hebron neighborhood, B'Tselem's warning, an INSS researcher on election motives, and what it may mean for Tuesday's vote
D: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): 'This is a view shared by other analysts, too' (the other analysts are not named)
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): 'experts are calling the levels of violence really unprecedented' (no expert is named)
Splits: NPR's Ruth Sherlock from Tel Aviv: the checkpoint firefight, Netanyahu's plan to expel residents and demolish the attackers' Hebron neighborhood, B'Tselem's warning, an INSS researcher on election motives, and what it may mean for Tuesday's vote
Same story: Straight Arrow News, New York Post
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