UN Warns of Ethnic Cleansing Fears Over Israeli Operation in Hebron

The United Nations warned on Monday that an Israeli military operation in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, was raising serious fears of “ethnic cleansing.”

The operation followed an attack by two Palestinian gunmen that killed two Israeli soldiers.

The UN warning focused on concerns surrounding the military operation in the city. The available summary did not specify the actions that prompted the warning.

The UN’s language expressed concern over the risk of ethnic cleansing, rather than a determination that it had occurred. No further details about the operation’s scale or its impact on residents were provided.