Dustin Hoffmann

To achieve this “tremendous” result, the IDF forcibly displaced 780 families from their homes in Hebron: 4,969 people in total, including 312 with chronic illnesses, 44 with disabilities, 216 pregnant or breastfeeding women, 441 adults aged 60 or older, and 336 children under the age of two. The IDF’s operation in Hebron has nothing to do with security. It is an act of collective punishment.

Netanyahu has vowed to launch a major operation in the West Bank following a shooting in Hebron in which two Palestinians killed two Israeli soldiers and injured three other Israelis. According to Netanyahu, the operation would be similar to “Iron Wall,” the ongoing military operation in refugee camps that has displaced 33,000 Palestinians from their homes, with those displaced still barred from returning. Iron Wall has led to what the UN describes as “the longest and largest displacement crisis in the West Bank since 1967.” The IDF has demolished entire residential blocks and streets. According to satellite imagery, 52% of buildings in the Jenin refugee camp have been destroyed or damaged, along with 55% in Nur Shams and 37% in Tulkarm. The mass demolitions were stark examples of the West Bank’s Gazafication. Now, Netanyahu is effectively vowing to expand the use of these devastating tactics, which he called successful, even further. This is happening ahead of Israel’s Knesset elections on October 27. As insane as it sounds, this is what an election campaign can look like under occupation. Video: The destruction in Nur Shams caused by Operation “Iron Wall.”

Settler terrorists attack Palestinians every day. This is not a figure of speech. Every day, they injure people, slaughter animals, burn mosques and homes, uproot trees, and destroy property. None of this would be possible without the IDF’s backing.