Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation
Israeli forces said they are searching for militants and weapons after a checkpoint attack killed 2 soldiers, while officials reported mass arrests and demolitions.
- 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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He unleashed a military operation in Hebron, where some 1,200 people were forced to leave their homes.
In intensified military offensive, Israeli army continued its siege of Hebron for 2nd consecutive day Saturday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was planning an operation on a scale not see since Israel first occupied the West Bank in 1967, after Palestinian militants killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday at a checkpoint.
The blockade of the Palestinian city is part of a retaliatory attack by two Palestinians who shot and killed two Israeli soldiers. “These actions are part of a systematic policy pursued by the (Israeli) occupation government throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip,” the Palestinian government said.
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