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A week of Israel’s lockdown in Hebron: What’s happened, when will it end?

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In short

Israeli troops have displaced over 3,000 residents from their homes and seized private residences for use as forward military posts throughout the governorate. Raids have reached medical infrastructure, including the deployment of tear gas canisters directed at Al-Ahli Hospital. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers have accelerated attacks under military cover, cutting down hundreds of agricultural trees, sabotaging vital water resources, and assaulting foreign press.

Key points

  • The sweeping military blockade isolates twelve villages in Masafer Yatta and shutters acc…: The sweeping military blockade isolates twelve villages in Masafer Yatta and shutters access across the entire city.
  • Human rights organization Al-Haq declared the ongoing blockade an international crime tha…: Human rights organization Al-Haq declared the ongoing blockade an international crime that breaches global law.
  • Violence against the press escalated after an assault left journalist Andrey Ilyich Khrzh…: Violence against the press escalated after an assault left journalist Andrey Ilyich Khrzhanovskiy unconscious prior to his detention.

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Israel is imposing a tight siege of Hebron amid raids, home demolitions and displacement.

The Israeli army is continuing its military lockdown of Hebron for the seventh consecutive day, carrying out raids and tightening restrictions in the occupied West Bank’s largest city.

Two Palestinians were injured and seven detained by Israeli forces on Thursday, according to the Wafa news agency, as Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and their vehicles in the Ras al-Joura area, near the city’s northern entrance.

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Israel has imposed a tight siege of Hebron since Friday last week, closing all entrances and exits and restricting residents’ freedom of movement and their ability to access critical services. More than 3,000 people have been forced out of the city as a number of Palestinian homes have been converted into military posts and…

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