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Israel orders ‘full lockdown’ of occupied West Bank

Israel ordered a “full lockdown” of the occupied West Bank Friday after the Israeli military said two of its soldiers were killed during an attack that also left two Palestinian gunmen dead.

What the coverage shows

Most outlets frame the story around Israel’s response to the shooting, using terms like “full lockdown,” “full closure,” or “major operation,” while NPR and the South China Morning Post are the most explicit about a broader military campaign. France 24 is the only outlet to foreground demolitions in its headline, and NBC News is the only one with a later update centered on bulldozers tearing down a home. Al Jazeera and the New York Times uniquely emphasize displacement and fear among Palestinians, while PBS NewsHour focuses on the soldiers killed and the closure order.

Written by Crossfiled from the 4 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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