'Ethnic Cleansing' Concerns over West Bank Operation
The municipality said 3,189 residents were forced from their homes as troops searched more than 400 sites after a deadly checkpoint attack.
- The United Nations warned Monday that Israel's military operation in Hebron raises serious concerns of "ethnic cleansing," with 3,189 Palestinians forced from their homes by the ongoing operation.
- Two Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers at a checkpoint near the city on Friday before being shot dead, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pledge a major operation in response.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk said the "aggressive operation" resulted in demolished property and punitive measures designed to "instil fear," while Israel's military arrested 40 people after searching more than 400 sites.
- Israeli broadcaster Kan reported disagreement between Staff Major General Eyal Zamir and political leaders over operation duration, though Netanyahu denied any confrontation, insisting the operation continue.
- The operation "is expected to continue for several days" as Israel heads toward elections, while Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that surging settler violence threatens Middle East peace without Palestinian self-determination.
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After an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers on October 23, the Israeli army sealed off several neighborhoods in the occupied West Bank city and forcibly displaced more than 2,000 Palestinians.
UN raises ethnic cleansing concerns over Israel’s operation in West Bank
UNITED NATIONS - Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, launched after a deadly attack by Palestinian gunmen, raises serious concerns of “ethnic cleansing,” the United Nations has warned.
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.
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