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The Israeli military announced late Friday that it had
launched a raid on the Palestinian city of Hebron,
home to the two assailants who fatally shot two Israeli soldiers at a West Bank checkpoint earlier that day.
The IDF said the operation, which is expected to last several days, was "limited to the area from which the terrorists operated."
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article gives the army's claim that the operation is "limited to the area from which the terrorists operated" and is expected to last several days. It leaves out that Netanyahu said of the area "We will act to destroy this place" and that the army "will evacuate the residents". Without this, a reader believes the expulsions and demolitions are part of a short, limited search rather than a declared plan to displace and destroy.
How we know
- Middle East Eye reported“"We will act to destroy this place," the Israeli premier said of the Hebron neighbourhood that the gunmen allegedly came from”Israeli press review: Israel to lockdown West Bank as Netanyahu orders Hebron siege (opens in a new tab)
- Anadolu Agency (English) reported“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced plans to forcibly displace Palestinian residents and carry out extensive destruction”Israel carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Bank city of Hebron: Israeli rights group (opens in a new tab)
Palestinian residents would be allowed to leave the city through three designated exit points after undergoing questioning and security screening, the military added.
The city's deputy mayor told Haaretz that
around 250 Palestinian families were evacuated from their homes overnight into Saturday and were permitted to take only essential belongings. Some sought shelter at a reception center opened by the municipality, while others stayed with relatives, he said. He added that Israeli forces had begun demolishing structures in the area.
According to the military, troops are searching for weapons and people suspected of involvement in terrorism, as well as questioning suspects. Entry to and exit from Hebron and a nearby town have been blocked.
Meanwhile,
settlers continued to force Palestinian farmers off their land over the weekend. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported Saturday morning that settlers had attacked and wounded farmers west of Hebron. Palestinian media also reported attacks on olive pickers near a village south of Ramallah and on the outskirts of Sinjil, where settlers allegedly harassed farmers and forced them off their land.
The incidents followed reports in Palestinian media on Friday that
three new settler farms had been established in the West Bank in the wake of that day's shooting attack.
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