UN cites 'ethnic cleansing' concerns around Israel's Palestinian displacement operation in Hebron
Summary
The United Nations warned that Israel’s operation in Hebron raises serious concerns of ethnic cleansing after Israeli forces displaced thousands of Palestinians. The operation followed an attack in which two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers near the city; UN officials called for it to end and said displaced residents should be allowed to return.Key Facts
- Hebron’s municipality said 3,189 people had been forced from their homes by the ongoing operation.
- Israeli forces entered Ein Deir Baha, the neighbourhood where the two attackers lived, and ordered residents to leave.
- The two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Hebron on Friday and were killed in a shootout.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk said the operation had demolished homes and commercial property and restricted residents’ movement.
- Turk said collective punishment violates international law and called for compensation and reparation for unlawful evictions and demolitions.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was deeply alarmed by Israeli actions in the West Bank and called for them to end.
- The operation began days before Israel’s Tuesday elections.
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