Nearly 2,000 Palestinians displaced in Hebron after soldier shooting

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 07:19 · Archive

Israeli forces have displaced nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron following a gun attack that killed two soldiers.

Nearly 2,000 Palestinians have been displaced in Hebron following a gun attack on an Israeli military checkpoint on Friday in which two soldiers were killed. The shooting occurred days before elections scheduled for Tuesday, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich both visited the area.

Netanyahu vowed a heavy response and warned of imminent military operations on a scale the West Bank has not seen in nearly 60 years of occupation. The Guardian reports that the entire city of 250,000 people was sealed off, and the neighbourhood of Farsh al-Hawa, closest to the attack site, was flattened, destroying an industrial area containing car workshops and other businesses.

Another district, Ein Deir Baha, was also systematically emptied. The Guardian reports that the imam from the local mosque, Fahed Ahmaro, was woken at midnight by loudspeakers from military vehicles ordering homeowners to vacate immediately for their own safety. Ahmaro had 30 members of his family living in his house. The Guardian describes the displacement as 'collective punishment'.

How it is being reported

• ‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homesFamilies forced to flee as Netanyahu tries to prove security credentials after two Israeli soldiers killed days before election Hebron, the biggest city in the West Bank, had paid little attention to Israel’s looming elections until it found itself suddenly in the midst of them, a proving ground for Benjamin Netanyahu’s security credentials in the run-up to Tuesday’s vote. A gun attack on an Israeli military checkpoint on Friday in which two soldiers were killed brought immediate televised visits from Netanyahu and his finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, whose ruling coalition is narrowly…Guardian World · 26 Oct, 07:00
• West Bank: Families forcibly displaced in HebronMore Palestinian families have been displaced in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces continue operations in Hebron, following a deadly shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday. With elections scheduled for Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed a heavy response to the attack. Morgaene Ayre has the latest.France 24 · 25 Oct, 11:35

In this story: Benjamin Netanyahu · Bezalel Smotrich · Hebron · West Bank · Israel

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