Israel's siege of Hebron: 2,400 Palestinians displaced Israeli* forces forcibly displaced over 2,400 Palestinians from their homes in Hebron (al-Khalil), while converting captured residential buildings into military barracks and observation posts, as part of a sweeping operation described by the United Nations as "collective punishment" and a possible precursor to "ethnic cleansing." Sovereign Media Shaima Yosef reports to us from Hebron, West Bank. The operation began on Friday after two Palestinians killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the city. Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the complete closure of the West Bank and vowed to "destroy" the attackers' neighborhoods, and announced that the measures would continue until after the elections on Tuesdays.

Israel's siege of Hebron: 2,400 Palestinians displaced Israeli* forces forcibly displaced over 2,400 Palestinians from their homes in Hebron (al-Khalil), while converting captured residential buildings into military barracks and observation posts, as part of a sweeping operation described by the United Nations as "collective punishment" and a possible precursor to "ethnic cleansing." Sovereign Media Shaima Yosef reports to us from Hebron, West Bank. The operation began on Friday after two Palestinians killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the city. Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the complete closure of the West Bank and vowed to "destroy" the attackers' neighborhoods, and announced that the measures would continue until after the elections on Tuesdays.