Hebron is under full Israeli siege, with Mayor Yousef Jaabari reporting that Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to the city and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes. Two suspected Palestinians opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint, killing two soldiers and wounding three others. Israeli forces forcibly evicted around 2,200 people, including elderly people, women, and children, from Deir Bahala, al-Jalda, and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Hebron is under full Israeli siege, with Mayor Yousef Jaabari reporting that Israeli forc…: Hebron is under full Israeli siege, with Mayor Yousef Jaabari reporting that Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to the city and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes.
Two suspected Palestinians opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint, killing two sol…: Two suspected Palestinians opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint, killing two soldiers and wounding three others.
Israeli forces forcibly evicted around 2,200 people, including elderly people, women, and…: Israeli forces forcibly evicted around 2,200 people, including elderly people, women, and children, from Deir Bahala, al-Jalda, and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes, Mayor Yousef Jaabari told Middle East Eye on Saturday evening.
“Hebron is now a disaster zone. The occupation has closed all entrances to the city. No one can enter or leave,” Jaabari said, accusing Israel of imposing collective punishment following a deadly shooting on Friday.
Two suspected Palestinians opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint in northern Hebron early in the day near the Farsh al-Hawa checkpoint west of Hebron, killing two soldiers and wounding three others.
Jaabari said Israeli forces forcibly evicted around 2,200 people, including elderly people, women and children, from Deir Bahala, al-Jalda and surrounding neighbourhoods. The affected area spans approximately 330 dunams and contains more than 490 housing units.
Residents told MEE that soldiers gave families five minutes to leave while videos posted on social media showed Palestinian lorry drivers working together to move goods and supplies out of factories ahead of their demolition by Israeli forces.
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