IDF Announces End of Hebron Operation - Ynet News
The IDF Spokesperson announced the end of the operation in Hebron, which began following the shooting attack in which Rescue Brigade fighters Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roitman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Suilam were killed. According to the IDF, forces immediately launched a targeted operation in the Hamas-affiliated Hamula neighborhood following the attack, searched hundreds of locations, arrested and interrogated dozens of suspects. In addition, forces demolished the homes of the two terrorists who carried out the attack and located four weapons, several vests and additional military equipment during the operation.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article never says that IOF forced about 2,000 Palestinians (more than 3,300 displaced or affected, by the governorate's count) out of their homes for the length of the siege, or that the end of the operation means they can return. Without it, a reader believes the operation was a search-and-arrest sweep that touched only suspects.
How we know
- The Jerusalem Post reported“though the IDF never presented concrete evidence of how most of the 2,000 evacuees could be connected to any specific crime”IDF ends controversial Hebron operation after days of terror probe ... (opens in a new tab)
- Anadolu Agency (English) reported“More than 3,300 Palestinians were displaced or otherwise affected”West Bank's Hebron governor announces Israeli forces' withdrawal from city (opens in a new tab)
- Al Jazeera English reported“allowing displaced families to return home”Hebron governor says Israeli forces withdraw from city after 10-day siege (opens in a new tab)
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
Ynet reports only that forces demolished the two attackers' homes. It leaves out that the army also said it destroyed other structures, and that the Hebron Governorate counts 15 homes and other structures demolished. A reader believes the destruction was limited to two homes.
How we know
- Anadolu Agency (English) reported“15 homes and other structures were demolished, according to the Hebron Governorate”West Bank's Hebron governor announces Israeli forces' withdrawal from city (opens in a new tab)
- The Jerusalem Post reported“the IDF said it destroyed illegally built structures that could make security operations harder to carry out”IDF ends controversial Hebron operation after days of terror probe ... (opens in a new tab)
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article presents the end of the operation as a completed military task. It leaves out that the army's chief of staff had already told Netanyahu there was no operational reason to continue and no legal rationale to keep residents out.
How we know
- Times of Israel reported“there was no operational reason to continue the Hebron raid and that there was no legal rationale to keep Palestinians from returning home”IDF ends Hebron raid, 11 days after deadly shooting attack (opens in a new tab)
They also sealed an underground space with no exit that was found near one of the houses and confiscated 25 illegal vehicles. Forces from Duvdevan, Maglan, Paratroopers, Givati Reconnaissance Reserve, the Home Front Command's Rescue Brigade, the Shin Bet District and Border Police Judea and Samaria, operated under Shin Bet intelligence guidance and under the command of the Judea Brigade and Division 98.
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