Israeli Forces Surround Hebron and West Bank Villages, Displacing 2,200 Palestinians

Israeli forces have surrounded Hebron and villages in the occupied West Bank, with 2,200 Palestinians displaced from their homes.

The evacuations followed an armed attack on an Israeli military checkpoint that killed two soldiers and wounded three others.

Both assailants were also killed in the attack. No further details were provided about their identities or the circumstances of their deaths.

Israeli forces subsequently carried out operations to remove Palestinian residents from their homes. The available information did not specify where the displaced families had gone or when they might be able to return.