Israeli forces continue Hebron operation after deadly checkpoint attack
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Israel’s military continued a large-scale operation in and around Hebron in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed and three wounded in a gunfight at a checkpoint on Friday. Israeli forces killed the two Palestinian gunmen, and no militant group claimed responsibility.
The military said troops were searching for weapons and what it called “terrorist infrastructure,” questioning suspects and demolishing structures deemed security threats. It reported operating at more than 400 locations over the weekend and arresting 40 Palestinians it said were affiliated with Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Road closures and evacuation orders sharply restricted movement, particularly in the Deir Baha neighborhood. Hebron municipal officials said more than 2,600 people had been displaced by Sunday; by Monday, the municipality said more than 3,000 people had been ordered to leave. The military also barred most Palestinian permit holders from working in Israeli settlements on Sunday and Monday and said crossings into Israel would remain closed through Tuesday’s Israeli election.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a West Bank lockdown and building demolitions after the attack. His government’s response came during the final days of a closely contested election campaign focused heavily on security.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN human rights chief Volker Türk criticized the operation and warned against collective punishment and forced displacement. Israel’s Foreign Ministry separately rejected a UN report accusing Israel of war crimes in the West Bank, calling it propaganda and defending Israel’s right to self-defense.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, 8 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 82 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Change the headline to avoid the unsupported claim that the operation expanded. - "Israeli forces expand Hebron operation after deadly checkpoint attack": The sources say the operation continued or pressed ahead, but do not report that it expanded.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Israeli forces expandcontinue Hebron operation after deadly checkpoint attack
Israel’s military continued a large-scale operation in and around Hebron in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed and three wounded in a gunfight at a checkpoint on Friday. Israeli forces killed the two Palestinian gunmen, and no militant group claimed responsibility. The military said troops were searching for weapons and what it called “terrorist infrastructure,” questioning suspects and demolishing structures deemed security threats. It reported operating at more than 400 locations over the weekend and arresting 40 Palestinians it said were affiliated with Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Road closures and evacuation orders sharply restricted movement, particularly in the Deir Baha neighborhood. Hebron municipal officials said more than 2,600 people had been displaced by Sunday; by Monday, the municipality said more than 3,000 people had been ordered to leave. The military also barred most Palestinian permit holders from working in Israeli settlements on Sunday and Monday and said crossings into Israel would remain closed through Tuesday’s Israeli election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a West Bank lockdown and building demolitions after the attack. His government’s response came during the final days of a closely contested election campaign focused heavily on security. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN human rights chief Volker Türk criticized the operation and warned against collective punishment and forced displacement. Israel’s Foreign Ministry separately rejected a UN report accusing Israel of war crimes in the West Bank, calling it propaganda and defending Israel’s right to self-defense.
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