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Around 1,200 Palestinians Are Displaced in Hebron as Israel Begins Military Operation
Israeli forces plan mass arrests, home demolitions and forced displacement after two soldiers were killed at a checkpoint, officials said.
- On Saturday, the Israeli military launched a major counterterrorism operation in the occupied West Bank following a Friday attack near Hebron that killed two soldiers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a full lockdown, promising "extensive waves of arrests" and "house-to-house" searches.
- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged the military to proceed "exactly like in Gaza," while Netanyahu framed the offensive as security necessity ahead of October 27 legislative elections. Officials aim to dismantle Hamas infrastructure and pursue fighters "wherever they are and at all times."
- By Saturday morning, forces had raided at least 15 towns including Nablus, Jenin, Tubas, and Qalqilya, arresting dozens of Palestinians. Troops utilized bulldozers to demolish buildings in Hebron, forcibly displacing hundreds of families from their homes.
- International rights groups and the United Nations warned the offensive constitutes "collective punishment and acts that could constitute war crimes." Al Jazeera reported widespread anxiety as residents largely avoided entering the streets during the operation.
- Coinciding with the annual olive harvest, the operation unfolds amid 409 recorded attacks against Palestinian farmers so far in October, according to the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. Critics argue the measures represent a "never-ending stream of suffocating measures" for Palestinians.
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left5Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left
38% Left
L 38%
C 31%
R 31%
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