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Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation

Al-Monitor24 October 2026, 12:46 UTCIsrael

JERUSALEM, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The Israeli military forced around 1,200 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Saturday, a day after a Palestinian attack killed two Israeli soldiers.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday had said the military would launch a large-scale operation after the soldiers were killed when when two Palestinian gunmenopened fire at a military checkpoint near the city. The Israeli military said the gunmen were shot dead.

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