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Five Palestinians were injured Wednesday after Israeli soldiers beat them in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, said Palestinian medical officials, as residents rushed to buy food following a partial lifting of a curfew by the Israeli military. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said crews transported five people to a hospital after they were assaulted by Israeli forces during a continuing incursion into the Jabal Jawhar area. On Monday, the Israeli army announced the launch of a multi-day military operation in Hebron involving Shin Bet and Border Police. The army said the operation is focused on Jabal Jawhar, citing “security assessments that claim a recent rise in armed activity and clan-based violence in the area. Separately, thousands of Palestinians surged […]
