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Displaced Palestinians return to damaged Hebron quarter as Israeli troops withdraw

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On Monday, displaced Palestinians returned to their damaged homes in Hebron’s old city after an Israeli military operation that lasted for 10 days and displaced over 3,000 people, according to the UN. The Israeli prime minister ordered this operation following a fatal attack by Palestinian gunmen on two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in Hebron on October 23. During the operation, the Israeli army demolished buildings, confiscated weapons, and detained suspects, significantly impacting local residents like Tamara Obeid whose home was raided and damaged during the military’s search operations.
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As of November 2, 2026, Israeli forces concluded their 10-day military operation and siege on Hebron, an occupied city in the West Bank, displacing at least 4,969 Palestinians. The Israeli government initiated the offensive after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers near Hebron on October 23. During this period, Israeli forces arrested numerous Palestinians, demolished homes of those accused in the shooting incident, and imposed a strict curfew that cut off access to ten entry points. Although many displaced residents began returning home, they found their neighborhoods damaged upon return. The UN human rights chief expressed concerns about the displacement and potential ethnic cleansing. On the last day of the operation, Israeli forces also attacked a school in al-Mughayyir, continuing tensions despite the end of the formal siege.

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📰 Israel Withdraws from Hebron After Siege
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Hebron Israeli Palestinian Palestinians West Bank

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Israeli NORP · 9× Hebron GPE · 6× Palestinians NORP · 6× Palestinian NORP · 3× West Bank GPE · 3× Israel GPE · 2× Benjamin Netanyahu PERSON · 1× Jewish NORP · 1× Obeid PERSON · 1× Tamara Obeid PERSON · 1×

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Displaced Palestinians return to damaged Hebron quarter as Israeli troops withdraw HEBRON, West Bank, Nov 2 - Palestinians returned to damaged homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Monday after the Israeli military concluded a 10-day operation that the UN says displaced more than 3,000 people in the city.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02
🔮 We could not bear it.
2026-11-02 · The Straits Times
Displaced Palestinians return to damaged Hebron quarter as Israeli troops withdraw · assertive framing

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Displaced Palestinians return to damaged Hebron quarter as Israeli troops withdraw HEBRON, West Bank, Nov 2 - Palestinians returned to damaged homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Monday after the Israeli military concluded a 10-day operation that the UN says displaced more than 3,000 people in the city. asserted
UN → return → city
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the operation after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a Hebron checkpoint on October 23. asserted
gunmen → order → October
Both assailants were killed in the attack. asserted
assailants → kill → attack
The Israeli military, speaking through an unnamed military official, said the army withdrew on Monday. asserted
army → speak → Monday
Soldiers "conducted thorough searches of multiple locations, detained and questioned suspects, and located and confiscated four weapons, several vests and additional military equipment," the official said. asserted
official → conduct → weapons
'THEY BLEW UP THE DOOR AND WENT IN' asserted
THEY → blow → DOOR
Tamara Obeid cried as she returned home to find broken furniture, with toys and other possessions scattered on the floor. asserted
she → cry → floor
"They entered the house in a very terrifying way," she said of the moment Israeli forces raided her home on October 23. asserted
forces → enter → October
"They blew up the door and went in. asserted
They → blow → door
We could not bear it. uncertain
We → bear → it
The children were screaming. asserted
children → scream → ?
They followed me to the bedroom, and had the weapons pointed at my head. asserted
weapons → follow → head
They threatened us. asserted
They → threaten → us
They handcuffed my husband and took him outside," she said. asserted
she → handcuff → him
On Friday, Israel's military said it had demolished the assailants' homes, one of which was a short distance from Obeid's house. asserted
one → say → house
The military has also demolished other homes as well as shops, roads and factories in Hebron since the attack, according to local officials, though the scale of the demolitions is unclear. uncertain
scale → demolish → demolitions
On Monday, a bulldozer cleared rubble and earth barricades, and Palestinian civil defence workers, security forces and other people stood in an alleyway strewn with rubble, where members of the security forces cordoned off the entrance to a building. asserted
members → clear → building
The Israeli operation prompted protests last week by Palestinians in Hebron, an ancient city where hundreds of Jewish settlers live among tens of thousands of Palestinians. asserted
hundreds → prompt → Palestinians
The homes demolished on Friday had been occupied by the wives and children of the gunmen before the military forced Palestinians to leave the area, according to local residents. uncertain
military → demolish → residents
Violence has escalated in the West Bank since Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing Israeli military offensive in Gaza. asserted
Violence → escalate → Gaza
The West Bank violence has included a sharp rise in attacks by militant settlers on Palestinians, as well as sweeping Israeli military raids and Palestinian attacks on Israelis. asserted
violence → include → Israelis
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