Palestinian Authority says 2670 displaced in Israel's Hebron operation
The Palestinian Authority says nearly 2,700 people were displaced by an Israeli military operation in the city of Hebron, which the IDF launched after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers in an attack in the area.
Following Friday’s attack, Israeli troops entered the Hebron neighborhood of Ein Deir Baha, where the assailants lived, and ordered residents to pack up and leave, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged a major operation in the territory.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article reports only that residents were ordered out. It leaves out that Israeli occupation forces were bulldozing homes, shops, factories and roads in the same raid, with at least one whole street flattened. Without this, a reader believes the 2,670 people were moved out for a while and can go back, not that their homes and livelihoods were being destroyed.
How we know
- Al-Monitor reported“the military had demolished shops, factories, homes, and roads in Hebron”Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation (opens in a new tab)
- BBC News reported“Footage shared online showed destruction caused by Israeli bulldozers, with at least one whole street appearing to have been flattened.”Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron home (opens in a new tab)
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article places the expulsions in the neighbourhood "where the assailants lived". It does not say that residents told Reuters many of those expelled had no connection to the attackers, or that Israeli rights groups call such demolitions collective punishment. A reader may believe the expulsions were aimed at the attackers' circle.
How we know
- Al-Monitor reported“Residents in Hebron told Reuters that the military expelled many people with no connection to the Palestinian attackers.”Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation (opens in a new tab)
- BBC News reported“a practice Israeli rights groups have criticised as collective punishment”Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron home (opens in a new tab)
“More than 2,670 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Hebron by Israeli occupation forces, the majority of them women, children, and elderly people, according to data from Hebron Municipality,” the Palestinian prime minister’s office says on X.
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