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Israel orders West Bank closure preparations after two men killed in Hebron shooting

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Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning, and five people were wounded, some critically, according to emergency responders. The military said the two men had launched an attack. Netanyahu’s office said it had prevented a “major attack” and ordered the army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank, starting Friday. The shooting came four days before Israel’s general election, according to the BBC and The New York Times.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men whom the military said had launched an attack near Hebron.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft4Center2Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News, Al Jazeera English, The New York Times, NPR
    Center
    France 24, BBC News
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. Five people were wounded, some critically.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft4Center2Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, ABC News
    Center
    France 24, BBC News
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  3. Netanyahu’s office ordered the army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank, starting Friday.

    Reported byLeft4Center3Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News, Al Jazeera English, NPR, ABC News
    Center
    Sky News, Deutsche Welle, France 24
    Right
    New York Post

  4. Netanyahu said Israel had prevented a “major attack”, which Israeli officials described as thwarted.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  5. Israel’s general election is four days away.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    BBC News

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The two men killed had launched an attack.

    The Israeli military says they launched an attack. The New York Post calls them terrorists, Fox News and the BBC call them suspected gunmen or attackers, and NBC calls them accused. The supplied coverage gives no identities for the dead and no evidence of the attack’s target.

  • Israel prevented a major attack.

    Netanyahu and Israeli officials say a major attack was thwarted, and ABC describes a potential attack. The supplied coverage gives no details of the planned attack beyond the officials’ statements.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Israeli forces killed two men after a shooting near Hebron wounded five, and that Netanyahu ordered preparations for a full West Bank closure. Most left outlets lead with the Israeli killings and the occupied territory, center outlets with the closure order, and right outlets with the wounded and the word terrorists.

  • the left

    5 outlets

    Left headlines mostly lead with Israeli forces killing two men or with the closure order; ABC leads with a thwarted attack and the New York Times with Palestinian gunmen.

    Israeli military kills two in gun battle in occupied West Bank
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    4 outlets

    Center headlines report the closure order in plain terms, naming Netanyahu or Israel as the actor, while the BBC leads with the wounded and the suspected attackers killed.

    Five Israelis wounded and two suspected Palestinian attackers killed in West Bank shooting
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    3 outlets

    Right headlines stress the five wounded and the two men killed; the New York Post calls them terrorists, while Fox News, the far end of the side, uses the more cautious “suspected gunmen”.

    Netanyahu orders closure of West Bank after 5 wounded in shooting, 2 terrorists killed
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center1

    extremist

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    extremistMore neutral: Jewish settlers

    The word labels settlers as extremists in general, without a specific case or finding cited in the excerpt.

    The attack comes at a time of high tensions in the West Bank, with extremist Jewish settlers targeting Palestinians during the annual olive harvest, and Israel's…

    Used byBBC News (Center)

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Loaded words that outlets reported someone else saying. They show what was said, not how the outlet chose to say it.

  • Hateful rhetoric

    Quoted

    Arab terroristsMore neutral: two gunmen

    Attaches an ethnic group to a terrorist label, although the ethnicity is not needed to report what happened.

    Attacks or dehumanizes a person or a group because of who they are: their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

    Two Arab terrorists who opened fire were killed, the Israel Defense Forces said.

    Quoted byNew York Post (Right)

    These are Israel Defense Forces’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

  • Delegitimizing label

    Quoted

    terroristsMore neutral: gunmen or attackers

    The label is applied by the military to people who have not been tried, and it presumes a motive and a crime before any finding.

    …shooting in the Judea Junction area Friday and killed two people it identified as "terrorists." A blockade was established while the agency continued to search the area, the IDF…

    Quoted byFox News (Far Right)

    These are Israel Defense Forces’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

5 outlets

Leads with

  • Israeli forces killing two men
  • the occupied West Bank
  • the full lockdown order

Leaves out

  • the M16 rifle and handgun the army said the gunmen carried

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • ABC NewsLeft

    5 hurt in thwarted potential 'major attack' at Israeli checkpoint: Israeli officials

    Five people were injured in a shooting at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank, sparking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to close off the entire area.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
  • NPRLeftAssociated Press report

    Israel orders closure of West Bank after soldiers kill 2 men behind an alleged attack

    Israeli soldiers shot and killed two men who the military said had launched an attack near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday morning. At least five people were injured, including some critically.

    Read at NPR (opens in a new tab)
  • The New York TimesLeft

    Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire on Israelis in the West Bank, Officials Say

    Five people were wounded in the attack, days before national elections, health workers said. The Israeli military said its soldiers had killed two of the assailants.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    Israeli military kills two in gun battle in occupied West Bank

    Israel’s PM is preparing to order a shutdown in the occupied West Bank lockdown after a shooting near Hebron.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    Israel orders ‘full lockdown’ of West Bank after military kills 2 accused of attack

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a “full lockdown” of the occupied West Bank on Friday after Israel’s military said it killed two Palestinians accused of launching an attack that injured five people near the city of Hebron.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

4 outlets

Leads with

  • Netanyahu’s closure order
  • the five wounded
  • the election four days away
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From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • the five wounded
  • the two men killed as terrorists
  • the army’s account of an M16 rifle and handgun
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  • RedStateFar Right

    Terrorist Attack Near Hebron, Netanyahu Orders Closure of West Bank

    Israel announced there was a terrorist attack near Hebron on Friday morning.

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Netanyahu orders closure of West Bank after 5 wounded in shooting, 2 terrorists killed

    The Israeli army said it prevented a “terror attack against Israeli civilians” and that the gunmen carried an M16 rifle and a handgun.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Two suspected gunmen killed after shooting wounds 5 Israelis in West Bank

    Two suspected gunmen were killed by the IDF after a shooting near Judea Junction in the southern West Bank left five Israelis wounded on Friday.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    44 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 4:47 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Oct 23, 4:03 AM EDT

  • Right

    2 min later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 4:05 AM EDT

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  1. Sky NewsCenterOct 23, 4:03 AM EDT
  2. Fox NewsFar RightOct 23, 4:05 AM EDT
  3. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 23, 4:25 AM EDT
  4. France 24CenterOct 23, 4:35 AM EDT
  5. NBC NewsLeftOct 23, 4:47 AM EDT
  6. New York PostRightOct 23, 4:50 AM EDT
  7. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 23, 5:12 AM EDT
  8. The New York TimesLeftOct 23, 5:28 AM EDT
  9. NPRLeftOct 23, 5:40 AM EDT
  10. BBC NewsCenterOct 23, 5:44 AM EDT
  11. ABC NewsLeftOct 23, 6:11 AM EDT
  12. RedStateFar RightOct 23, 6:40 AM EDT

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