Israeli army withdraws from Hebron after 10-day siege

The Israeli military withdrew from Hebron on Monday, ending a 10-day operation that displaced more than 3,300 Palestinians from two neighborhoods.

• Israeli forces have withdrawn from the Al-Jalda and Ein Der Baha neighborhoods and surrounding areas, declaring the operation over.
• Palestinian security forces have redeployed across the city, and the governorate said displaced families may return home.
• Hebron Mayor Youssef al-Jaabari said the operation affected about 800 families, displacing more than 3,000 people.
• UN rights chief Volker Türk warned of serious concerns of ethnic cleansing, calling collective punishment a violation of international law.
• The siege began October 23 after two Palestinians killed two Israeli soldiers in a shooting attack, the governor said.
• Displaced families are still barred from returning home, with Israeli forces threatening force against them, residents said.
• Mayor Youssef al-Jaabari warned the operation is part of a broader campaign to displace Palestinians from the city.
• Hebron Governor Khaled Dodin confirmed that Israeli forces fully withdrew from all areas of the city.
• The two Palestinian gunmen who killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint were later killed in a shootout with Israeli forces.