Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation
Israeli forces say they are searching for militants and weapons after a deadly attack, while rights groups call the mass evacuations collective punishment.
- Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on October 24, following an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers at a military checkpoint.
- Approximately 1,200 Palestinians were displaced from their homes as Israeli forces carried out searches and demolitions in the Al-Jaladah and Ein Deir Baha neighbourhoods.
- The two Palestinian gunmen responsible for the attack were shot dead. Israeli forces said the operation aimed to locate militants and weapons.
- Hebron municipal officials warned that another 1,300 Palestinians could face displacement. Palestinian authorities also reported arrests and restrictions on movement across the area.
- Residents reported damage to homes, businesses, factories and roads. The military operation and movement restrictions disrupted daily life, including access to medical care.
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Hebron. Israel continued yesterday with its widespread offensive against the reoccupied Hebron governorate in the West Bank, with assaults on Palestinian neighborhoods, cordoned off areas and hundreds of displaced families, the Wafa news agency reported; Israeli Prime Minister and fugitive from the International Criminal Court, Benjamin Netanyahu, promised to “destroy the place.”
Approximately 2,000 Palestinians were "evacuated" from their homes in Hebron on Saturday as part of an operation launched by the Israeli army.
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Days before Israeli election, military conducts massive West Bank operation
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military carried out a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and placing major restrictions
Israel evicted 2,200 Palestinians in Hebron and closed access to the city after two Israeli soldiers were killed in an armed attack.
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