West Bank attack wounds 5 Israelis as Netanyahu cancels events

An attack in the occupied West Bank wounded at least five Israelis on Friday and triggered a shootout that left two Palestinians dead, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel political events days ahead of elections. An AFP journalist who witnessed the firefight saw two Palestinian men in casual attire and armed with a handgun and an automatic rifle exchanging fire with Israeli forces at a checkpoint near the Palestinian city of Hebron. The journalist reported that Israeli forces eventually shot and killed the attackers. The Israeli military said soldiers had rushed to the Judea…