Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation
Israeli troops searched homes and closed city entrances after the attack, with officials saying the operation displaced about 1,200 Palestinians.
- 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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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is raising an alarm about the risk of ethnic cleansing in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, where the Israeli army launched an operation following the killing of two Israeli soldiers in an attack, reports AFP.
For the fourth consecutive day, Israeli forces continued their operations in Hebron governorate in the south of the West Bank, amid the escalation of incursions, military reinforcements and closures, the seizure of Palestinian vehicles and attacks on citizens. Yesterday, the Hebron municipality reported that the Israeli army had displaced 491 families, including 3189 people from the Deir Beha and Jalida areas, since the beginning of its military…
In Israel's military operation in Hebron in the West Bank, more than 3,000 people have been expelled from their homes, according to Palestinian figures.
Thousands of people in Hebron are driven out by soldiers, and the city is sealed off, and now Israeli flags are blowing.
Authorities in Hebron announced on Monday evening that over 3,000 residents of the city have been forcibly displaced.
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