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‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes

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Families forced to flee as Netanyahu tries to prove security credentials after two Israeli soldiers killed days before election Hebron, the biggest city in the West Bank, had paid little attention to Israel’s looming elections until it found itself suddenly in the midst of them, a proving ground for…

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  1. The Guardian

    Israeli soldiers raze neighbourhood in Hebron, driving families from homes (opens The Guardian)

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    PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpoint Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families, in collective punishment for a militant attack on an army checkpoint outside the West Bank city, local Pa…

  2. Al-Monitor

    Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation (opens Al-Monitor)

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    JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The Israeli military forced around 1,200 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Saturday, a day after a Palestinian attack killed two Israeli soldiers.

  3. France 24

    Israeli forces displace 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron after deadly attack on soldiers (opens France 24)

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    The Palestinian Authority has called for international pressure on Israel after a Palestinian official said around 1,200 Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank were forced to leave their homes following an attack on Friday which killed two Israeli soldiers.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Israeli forces displace Hebron families after deadly attack (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Israeli forces pushed into the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday and displaced around 250 families, some in the middle of the night, vowing to exact a heavy price for a deadly attack on soldiers.

  5. Al Jazeera

    More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israel’s West Bank raids (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Palestinians in Hebron are 'living in fear' with the city closed, while Israeli forces arrest dozens across the West Bank.

  6. BBC News

    Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say (opens BBC News)

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    The crackdown follows the killing of two Israeli soldiers by two Palestinian gunmen on Friday - and comes just days ahead of Israel's election.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Israeli forces turn Hebron homes into military posts amid lockdown (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Evictions, raids and outpost expansion continue across the occupied West Bank amid heightened tensions.

  8. France 24

    West Bank: Families forcibly displaced in Hebron (opens France 24)

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    More Palestinian families have been displaced in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces continue operations in Hebron, following a deadly shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday. With elections scheduled for Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed a heavy response to the a…

  9. The Guardian

    ‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes (opens The Guardian)

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    Families forced to flee as Netanyahu tries to prove security credentials after two Israeli soldiers killed days before election Hebron, the biggest city in the West Bank, had paid little attention to Israel’s looming elections until it found itself suddenly in the midst of them, a proving ground for…