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IDF Raids Ein Deir Baha, Evacuating 5,000 Palestinians

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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IDF began a military operation in Ein Deir Baha, Hebron, after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday.
Lt-Gen Eyal Zamir advised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the Hebron raid and let evacuated Palestinians return.
UN human-rights chief Volker Türk called the displacement collective punishment and warned it raises ethnic-cleansing concerns.
Hebron municipality reports about 780 families, roughly 5,000 people, have been evacuated or remain trapped.

History

During the Second Intifada, Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield in March-May 2002, the largest West Bank combat offensive since the 1967 war, mobilizing about 30,000 reservists and occupying dozens of cities. The raid’s displacement legacy fuels today’s Hebron operation, where Lt-Gen Eyal Zamir urges Prime Minister Netanyahu to pause evacuations and UN chief Volker Türk condemns collective punishment.

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During the Second Intifada, Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield in March-May 2002, the largest West Bank combat offensive since the 1967 war, mobilizing about 30,000 reservists and occupying dozens of cities. The raid’s displacement legacy fuels today’s Hebron operation, where Lt-Gen Eyal Zamir urges Prime Minister Netanyahu to pause evacuations and UN chief Volker Türk condemns collective punishment.

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