West Bank: Families forcibly displaced in Hebron

Widespread road closures, checkpoints and Israeli patrols in the mostly deserted streets of Hebron. This military operation in the occupied West Bank is in response to a deadly gun attack on Friday. In one particular neighbourhood, around 2,000 Palestinians have been forced from their homes during a largely night-time evacuation. It's the same area where the two gunmen are from. At 1am Saturday, about 50 soldiers arrived with a high-ranking officer. They told me I had 15 minutes to vacate the house. Those people who had sheep or other animals took them with them into the streets. The sick, the children, the women and the elderly had to leave on foot. Israel's government said the residents won't be allowed to return until they have finished dealing with the issue of Hamas. While the militant group congratulated the gunmen and encouraged more attacks, they didn't claim responsibility. Residents here don't understand why they are being implicated. As for those who carried out the attack, if the Israeli government wants to punish them, they can punish them. I have nothing to do with this. I demand to be allowed to return home immediately. Israel has also continued destroying several buildings in the city which it says are illegal. Large-scale demolitions of factories, businesses and homes have taken place. Infrastructure has also been targeted. A number of arrests were made across the West Bank and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested bigger action was on the way.