A week of Israel’s lockdown in Hebron: What’s happened, when will it end?
Summary
Israeli forces have maintained a lockdown of Hebron for seven days, closing its entrances and restricting movement and access to services. Palestinian reports describe raids, detentions, injuries, demolitions and settler attacks; the article does not say when the lockdown will end.Key Facts
- Israeli forces closed Hebron’s entrances and exits starting the previous Friday.
- Wafa reported that two Palestinians were injured and seven detained on Thursday.
- The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said at least 110 people had been detained in the Hebron governorate since the raids began, including three women and seven children.
- The article says more than 3,000 people were forced out of the city and some Palestinian homes were turned into military posts.
- Israeli forces launched demolitions and raided the Ein Deir Bahha neighbourhood, where families fled their homes at night.
- Israeli forces isolated 12 villages and hamlets in the Masafer Yatta area, restricting access to urban centres, markets and hospitals.
- Wafa reported that settlers uprooted more than 200 fruit trees and damaged wells and agricultural facilities east of Hebron.
- The lockdown followed the killing of two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the settlement of Telem; the Palestinian gunmen were later killed by Israeli forces.
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