India, Oct. 25 -- Israel will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank on October 27, election day, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting pressure over security following an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. The announcement came as Israeli forces expanded operations in the territory, displacing around 2,000 Palestinians from parts of Hebron.

Netanyahu has threatened a major military operation in response to Friday's shooting at a checkpoint near the Palestinian city, in which two Israeli soldiers were killed and three others wounded. Hamas praised the attack but did not claim responsibility.

The Israeli military said Palestinian workers would be barred from entering Israeli communities, industrial zones...