Military vehicles storm West Bank’s Hebron as Israeli army starts days-long lockdown
Military vehicles storm West Bank’s Hebron as Israeli army starts days-long lockdown Around 20 Israeli military vehicles stormed the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported, citing its correspondents on the ground. The Israeli military said on Friday it had launched a “counterterrorism” operation in the Hebron area after two Israeli soldiers were killed in a gunfight near…
Israeli military forces entered the West Bank city of Hebron and initiated a "counterterrorism" operation, according to Al Jazeera's on-site correspondents. The army deployed around 20 military vehicles into the city, citing a recent gunfight where two Israeli soldiers lost their lives. The stated objective of the operation is to identify and dismantle what the military refers to as "terrorist infrastructure and weapons."
The Israeli military emphasized that the operation would be "targeted and limited" to a specific area and could potentially last several days. Palestinian residents of Hebron would be permitted to leave the city only through three designated exit points, following questioning and screening conducted by Israeli soldiers.
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