Israeli Defense Forces launched a military operation in Hebron West Bank after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint on Friday.
Human rights groups condemn the siege as collective punishment that displaces thousands and blocks access to hospitals.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society reported 110 detainees in Hebron governorate, including women and children.
The Hebron Chamber of Commerce estimates losses of 12 million shekels and a 40-60 percent output decline.
Center
UN warns ethnic cleansing
Israeli Defense Forces launched a Hebron, West Bank operation after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint on Friday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz rejected the IDF Central Command’s recommendation to withdraw and ordered troops to stay.
UN human-rights chief Volker Türk warned the operation could be ethnic cleansing.
Hebron municipality said 3,189 residents were forced from their homes during the raid.
Blindspot
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz rejected the IDF Central Command’s recommendation to withdraw troops after the elections and ordered the forces to remain in the Hebron neighborhood.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.
History
The 1994 Hebron massacre, when settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire on worshippers in the Ibrahimi Mosque, killed 29 Palestinians and triggered a two-week curfew on roughly 120,000 residents. That violence, remembered alongside the 1929 Hebron killings, has shaped Israeli security policy, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to launch a large-scale IDF operation today.
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Collective Punishment Claim
Israeli Defense Forces launched a military operation in Hebron West Bank after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint on Friday.
Human rights groups condemn the siege as collective punishment that displaces thousands and blocks access to hospitals.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society reported 110 detainees in Hebron governorate, including women and children.
The Hebron Chamber of Commerce estimates losses of 12 million shekels and a 40-60 percent output decline.
