*|MC:SUBJECT|* - Haaretz

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."

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.