Conflict · West Bank shootingHebron West Bank shooting: Six reported wounded, casualty count unresolvedAired October 23, 2026 at 5:41 AM UTCWritten October 23, 2026 at 5:46 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Gunfire wounded Israelis near Hebron.0:09Six people are now reportedly wounded, including one critically, but that larger0:12total remains unsettled.0:14On October 23rd, we reported a preliminary count of two wounded, with troops heading0:17to the area and a manhunt beginning.0:19How many people were injured, and what has happened to the most seriously wounded0:22patient?0:23The reported total has risen from two to six, but conflicting figures prevent0:27treating six as a settled correction.0:29Medical teams still need to confirm the larger total, and there's no basis to say0:33four more people were injured later.0:35The shooting was described as near Hebron in the West Bank, with Judea Junction also0:40named as the location.0:41Those descriptions place it in the same broad area, but they don't pinpoint the road0:45or the exact shooting site.0:47One preliminary account places the attack on Friday, October 23.0:51The exact shooting time hasn't been given, the times attached to the early updates0:55mark when they were published, so they can't tell us when the gunfire began.0:59Two patients were initially described as lightly wounded and unconscious.1:02They were also described as seriously and moderately injured, and as critically and1:07seriously injured.1:08Those conflicting assessments don't tell us whether anyone's condition improved or1:12deteriorated.1:13An unconscious patient may need urgent treatment, but unconsciousness alone doesn't1:17explain the injury.1:19We also don't know whether that patient is the person now described as critically1:22injured.1:23No later hospital update has clarified that connection.1:26One of the six is reportedly in critical condition.1:29That person's identity and subsequent condition haven't been announced.1:32The immediate medical question is whether that patient survives alongside the need1:36for a definitive count of everyone injured.1:38The earlier account of two people receiving treatment may have been incomplete.1:42The conflicting totals don't yet explain that.1:44The wounded haven't been named and their individual civilian or military status1:48hasn't been confirmed.1:49Israeli soldiers reportedly killed two Palestinians suspected of carrying out the1:53shooting after a brief manhunt.1:55Those deaths are separate from the Israeli injury count.1:58The two men's suspected involvement hasn't been resolved through any judicial2:01finding.2:02The reported deaths also don't settle the outcome of the wider search.2:06Earlier information described a cordon and a search for possible additional2:09attackers.2:10The military hasn't clarified whether that search ended or whether anyone else was2:14found or detained.2:16The two Palestinians' names and affiliations haven't been announced in an official2:19update about this shooting.2:21Officials also haven't explained the circumstances in which soldiers killed them.2:25Their reported deaths leave the question of additional participants unresolved.2:29Six wounded, including one critically injured, remains the larger reported count.2:35Two remains the figure in other preliminary accounts.2:38A medical update is still needed to reconcile those totals and clarify the2:42critically injured patient's condition.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗