Israeli soldiers raze neighbourhood in Hebron, driving families from homes
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Key context: <p>PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpoint</p><p>Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/netanyahu-orders-very-extensive-operation-west-bank-two-israeli-soldiers-killed">collective punishment for a militant attack</a> on an army checkpoint outside the West Bank city, local Palestinian authorities said.</p><p>The Hebron municipality estimated that 35 hectares (86 acres) had been destroyed or marked for destruction and about 1,500 people had been evicted from their homes by Saturday afternoon in the district of Ein Deir Baha. The whole city of 250,000 people was sealed off by checkpoints on every point of entry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/24/israel-soldiers-raze-west-bank-neighbourhood-hebron-families-from-homes">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpointIsraeli 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 Palestinian authorities said.The Hebron municipality estimated that 35 hectares (86 acres) had been destroyed or marked for destruction and about 1,500 people had been evicted from their homes by Saturday afternoon in the district of Ein Deir Baha. The whole city of 250,000 people was sealed off by checkpoints on every point of entry. Continue reading...
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