Palestinians return to destroyed West Bank homes after IDF siege
Wael al-Jabaa's home was demolished by the IDF after two Israeli soldiers were shot dead. He didn't know until afterwards that his son was one of the gunmen.
Thousands of Palestinians have resumed living in their destroyed homes in Hebron following an 11-day Israeli military operation. The conflict erupted after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and injured others at a checkpoint on October 23. The gunmen, Hamouda al-Jabaa and another man, were killed in a subsequent shootout.
In response, Israeli authorities demolished the gunmen's homes and dozens of others, evicting hundreds of families. Among those affected was Wael al-Jabaa, whose son was one of the attackers. Al-Jabaa told the ABC that he would have tried to stop his son had he known of the planned attack. The Israeli government demolished the homes and damaged dozens more buildings, causing significant losses for the community.
Palestinian officials and the United Nations condemned the operation, citing concerns over excessive use of force and collective punishment.
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