Benjamin Netanyahu and ministers promise demolitions and forced displacement after deadly gunfight
Israel has launched a campaign of collective punishment against Palestinians in Hebron after gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and injured three near a checkpoint outside the city.
Benjamin Netanyahu announced a siege on Hebron and neighbouring Halhul and said residents of the gunmen’s home neighbourhoods would all be forced out. He promised mass demolitions of homes.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/netanyahu-orders-very-extensive-operation-west-bank-two-israeli-soldiers-killed
Author : Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Lorenzo Tondo
Publish date : 2026-10-23 17:22:00
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