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Two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank

Footage verified by the BBC shows an intense gun battle between soldiers and the gunmen.

The Israeli army says that two soldiers were killed by Palestinian gunmen near a military checkpoint in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. We speak to BBC Verify and BBC Monitoring.

One of the most-read stories on the BBC website today is about health anxiety. We explain what it is and speak to people who have experienced it.

The life of a woman who filed a lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a Cornell University fraternity house has been completely upended, her lawyer has said. We have the latest.

Indonesia has been battling its worst wildfire season in a decade, with a toxic haze choking millions of residents in the region. We speak to three people affected by the haze.

Sacha Baron Cohen's wannabe rapper from the UK, Ali G, is back on screens today for the first time in more than two decades and is proving to be as divisive as ever. We speak to film critics.

Presenter: Andrew Peach.

(Photo: sraeli machinery demolishes a Palestinian house following a shooting attack, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 23, 2026. Credit: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters)

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