Israel presses ahead with West Bank army operation days before election
The military said it closed crossings and restricted permits for hundreds of Palestinians after a Hebron gun attack killed two Israeli soldiers.
- On Sunday, the Israeli military continued a massive operation in the West Bank, sealing entrances to Hebron and restricting movement following a fatal gun attack on Friday that killed two Israeli soldiers.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a forceful response to the attack, facing pressure to bolster security credentials ahead of Tuesday's tense national election.
- Hebron municipal officials reported the operation displaced more than 2,200 people from nearly 500 apartments in Deir Bahha, while troops are "conducting precise, targeted and thorough searches" in the area.
- The blockade has shuttered businesses and mosques, with crossings closed until after the election, forcing residents like Shadi al-Qawasmi to navigate checkpoints on foot for essential needs.
- Violence has surged this year in the West Bank, with 112 Palestinians and six Israelis killed, leaving residents uncertain about the closure's duration after the army initially set it for 12 days.
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Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches
The Israeli military is pressing ahead with a massive operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians. The move follows a gun attack in Hebron on
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lrytas.ltThe Israeli army continued a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, forcing hundreds of Palestinians from their homes and severely restricting their movement. The operation is in response to an armed attack in Hebron on Friday that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others.
Israel will close all the ground crossing points in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday's parliamentary election day, on the basis of extensive military operations triggered by the killing of two Israeli soldiers. Approximately 2,000 Palestinians were forcibly evacuated from their homes in Hebron, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the possibility of an unprecedented operation in 1967.
Days before Israeli election, military conducts massive West Bank operation
The Israeli military continued a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and placing major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in Hebron on Friday.
Abandoned buildings are marked with crosses, while the streets are deserted and only Israeli military vehicles are visible.
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