Nearly 5,000 Palestinians displaced as Israeli operation in Hebron enters fifth day
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Israeli forces continued a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron for a fifth day Tuesday, with the municipality saying 4,969 Palestinians from 780 families had been displaced from the Deir Bahha and Al-Jilda areas.
The operation began after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others at a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday. The attackers were killed in a shootout. Israel subsequently sealed entrances to the city, conducted raids and arrests, and demolished homes, factories and other commercial properties.
Israel said the operation, dubbed “Roar of Judah,” was intended to search for weapons, uncover what it described as terrorist infrastructure and question residents. Defence Minister Israel Katz said displaced residents would not be allowed to return until Israel had dealt with “all the Hamas issues in Hebron.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised a heavy response ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli election.
Displacement estimates rose as the operation expanded, from about 2,000 people over the weekend to nearly 5,000 by Tuesday, according to the Hebron municipality. The municipality said those displaced included infants, elderly people, pregnant and nursing women, people with disabilities and residents with chronic illnesses.
UN human rights chief Volker Türk said the measures appeared punitive and raised concerns about disproportionate force, collective punishment and possible ethnic cleansing. He called for the operation to end and for displaced residents to be allowed to return. Israeli officials said some residents had left voluntarily and described the actions as necessary for security and deterrence.
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