IDF says troops found underground passageway next to Hebron ...
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF troops have located an underground passageway adjacent to the home of one of the Palestinian gunmen who carried out Friday’s deadly shooting attack in the West Bank city of Hebron, the military says.
The military says the tunnel found in Hebron has no exit and is located deep within the West Bank city, not posing a threat to any Israeli settlements in the area.
The excavation is found to be approximately 15 meters deep and 75 centimeters wide, the army says.
Additionally, the IDF says that an “electronic device” found inside the tunnel has been taken for investigation.
The military says the tunnel was found during scans of over 500 buildings and structures in Hebron, amid an ongoing operation in the neighborhood where the two gunmen lived.
The raid has displaced some 3,000 Palestinian residents of the area.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The entry says the raid displaced some 3,000 Palestinians and describes it as scans of over 500 buildings. It never says that Israeli occupation forces were demolishing homes and businesses in Hebron, with at least one whole street flattened, or that troops took over Palestinian homes as barracks. Without this, a reader believes the displacement is a side effect of a search operation, when demolition and the seizure of homes were part of the raid itself.
How we know
- BBC News reported“demolishing homes and businesses in the city of Hebron and displacing hundreds of families”Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron home (opens in a new tab)
- Anadolu Agency (English) reported“Israeli forces turned Palestinian homes into barracks and observation posts after forcing residents to leave”Israeli army turns Palestinian homes into military posts in West Bank city of Hebron (opens in a new tab)
So far during the operation, the IDF says it has apprehended some 50 suspects for questioning and seized just two guns.
In the attack on Friday, Hebron residents Mohammad Jaaba and Firas Jaaba opened fire on a checkpoint at the northern exit to the West Bank city, killing Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem and wounding three other troops. Both gunmen were shot dead by troops.
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