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Israeli forces demolish buildings in Hebron after soldiers killed

The Israeli military began demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron after two soldiers were killed at a checkpoint, BBC and Middle East Eye reported Friday.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
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Israeli forces began demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron on Friday after two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting at a checkpoint outside the occupied West Bank city, officials said1.

Three other soldiers were wounded before the two Palestinian gunmen were shot dead, according to Israeli officials cited by BBC1. The Israeli military said it found a large quantity of ammunition in the attackers' vehicle and believed they had intended a larger attack1. BBC said footage it verified showed a gun battle at the checkpoint1.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military would destroy the neighborhood the attackers came from and that Israel was ready for extensive action in the West Bank1. Speaking from the scene, he said forces would demolish the area and transform it, likening the plans to earlier operations in West Bank refugee camps where buildings were demolished and thousands were displaced, BBC reported1. He said he had reviewed plans for a large West Bank military operation but did not say when it could be carried out1.

Netanyahu said he had imposed cordons around Hebron, which has about 200,000 residents, and nearby Halhul1. Israel's election is four days away; Likud canceled Friday campaign events1. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for a West Bank campaign on the scale of Gaza or Lebanon, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for dismantling the Palestinian Authority, BBC reported1. Israeli rights groups have described home demolitions after attacks as collective punishment, a practice BBC said is common after suspected attacks on Israelis1.

Middle East Eye, citing Quds News Network, reported that Israeli forces were forcing Palestinian residents of Hebron to evacuate their homes on foot2. MEE said the Israeli military described a counterterrorism operation in the Hebron area as targeted and limited, aimed at what it called terrorist infrastructure and weapons, and likely to last several days2.

What remains unclear from these two accounts is the scale of demolitions completed, how many residents were displaced, and whether a wider military operation will proceed before the vote1,2.

Sources

  1. BBCIsraeli forces begin demolishing Palestinian buildings in Hebron after two Israeli soldiers shot dead
  2. Middle East EyeIsraeli military forcing Hebron residents to evacuate on foot, QNN reports

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