Israeli forces have raided and displaced more than 200 Palestinian families from Hebron in the occupied West Bank within a day, in an act being described by Israeli officials as a campaign of collective punishment. This comes following an attack by gunmen who killed two Israeli soldiers and injured three near a checkpoint outside the city, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a comprehensive lockdown of the entire occupied West Bank.According to reports documented by Al Jazeera, nearly 1,000 checkpoints, roadblocks, and iron gates across the West Bank have been completely sealed. At least 15 towns have been targeted in the northern West Bank, including Nablus, Jenin, Tubas and Qalqilya, according to Al Jazeera. Clashes were reported in Hebron, southern West Bank, between Israeli settlers and Palestinian families, according to Israel’s Walla news outlet.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/france-yellow-vest-protests-paris-security-deployment-macron-1792836989083">France deploys 70,000 security personnel as protests sweep across the nation</a>This comes after an Israeli bulldozer demolished a three-storey building, as families were given five minutes to collect their belongings. Al Jazeera reported that they carried “small bags of clothes” and are now set up in temporary shelters facilitated by the Hebron municipality. Hebron has been strictly sealed off, with seven primary district entrances closed by the military. Movement between cities in the West Bank has been heavily restricted, isolating local communities.The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, posted a video of himself in front of a bulldozer as it tore down a Palestinian home near the site of the firefight. This comes on the trail of an election campaign which saw Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition bloc weaken, according to a final poll published on October 23 by the Israeli newspaper Maariv, with 48 seats in the 120-member Knesset. The election is being seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's promise to guarantee Israeli national security.

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Israel imposes a sweeping lockdown across the occupied West Bank, sealing nearly 1,000 checkpoints and displacing hundreds of Palestinian families in Hebron.

Israeli forces have raided and displaced more than 200 Palestinian families from Hebron in the occupied West Bank within a day, in an act being described by Israeli officials as a campaign of collective punishment. This comes following an attack by gunmen who killed two Israeli soldiers and injured three near a checkpoint outside the city, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a comprehensive lockdown of the entire occupied West Bank. According to reports documented by Al Jazeera, nearly 1,000 checkpoints, roadblocks, and iron gates across the West Bank have been completely sealed. At least 15 towns have been targeted in the northern West Bank, including Nablus, Jenin, Tubas and Qalqilya, according to Al Jazeera. Clashes were reported in Hebron, southern West Bank, between Israeli settlers and Palestinian families, according to Israel’s Walla news outlet. Also Read: France deploys 70,000 security personnel as protests sweep across the nation This comes after an Israeli bulldozer demolished a three-storey building, as families were given five minutes to collect their belongings. Al Jazeera reported that they carried “small bags of clothes” and are now set up in temporary shelters facilitated by the Hebron municipality. Hebron has been strictly sealed off, with seven primary district entrances closed by the military. Movement between cities in the West Bank has been heavily restricted, isolating local communities. The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, posted a video of himself in front of a bulldozer as it tore down a Palestinian home near the site of the firefight. This comes on the trail of an election campaign which saw Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition bloc weaken, according to a final poll published on October 23 by the Israeli newspaper Maariv, with 48 seats in the 120-member Knesset. The election is being seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's promise to guarantee Israeli national security.

Israel imposes a sweeping lockdown across the occupied West Bank, sealing nearly 1,000 checkpoints and displacing hundreds of Palestinian families in Hebron.

Israel seals off Hebron, displaces hundreds of Palestinian families in a day

Violence has surged once again in the occupied West Bank after Palestinian officials accused Israeli settlers of setting fire to two mosques and vandalizing buildings in the village of Qusra. The Israeli military says troops were deployed to the area and confirmed evidence of arson and graffiti, though the suspects had already fled.

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Israeli forces arrested a third Palestinian woman on Wednesday in connection with a viral video showing Israeli soldiers being slapped in the occupied West Bank.

Soldiers arrested Nour Naji Tamimi, 21, from the village of Nabi Saleh north of Ramallah in the West Bank, residents said.

Cousin Ahed Tamimi, 17, a well-known campaigner against Israel&#39;s occupation, was arrested on Tuesday along with her mother.&nbsp;

The video shot last Friday, apparently with a mobile telephone, showed two Palestinian girls approaching two Israeli soldiers, before shoving, kicking and slapping them while filming on mobile phones.

The heavily armed soldiers do not respond in the face of what appears to be an attempt to provoke rather than seriously harm them. They then move backwards.

The army confirmed it had made a third arrest.

The cousin is expected to be brought before an Israeli military court on Wednesday.

The video appears to have been filmed on the steps of the Tamimi house, during a day of protests against US President Donald Trump&#39;s controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel&#39;s capital.

It has been widely picked up by Israeli media, which often accuse Palestinian protesters of seeking to provoke the army into responses which are then filmed.

Israeli politicians hailed the restraint of the soldiers as evidence of the military&#39;s values.

Palestinians on social media criticised Ahed&#39;s arrest in the middle of the night, arguing it is the people&#39;s right to resist military occupation.

A member of the Tamimi family was shot in the head with a rubber bullet during protests on Friday, the family said.

Soldiers arrested Nour Naji Tamimi, 21, from the village of Nabi Saleh north of Ramallah in the West Bank, residents said.

Israeli forces arrested a third Palestinian woman on Wednesday in connection with a viral video showing Israeli soldiers being slapped in the occupied West Bank. Soldiers arrested Nour Naji Tamimi, 21, from the village of Nabi Saleh north of Ramallah in the West Bank, residents said. Cousin Ahed Tamimi, 17, a well-known campaigner against Israel's occupation, was arrested on Tuesday along with her mother. The video shot last Friday, apparently with a mobile telephone, showed two Palestinian girls approaching two Israeli soldiers, before shoving, kicking and slapping them while filming on mobile phones. The heavily armed soldiers do not respond in the face of what appears to be an attempt to provoke rather than seriously harm them. They then move backwards. The army confirmed it had made a third arrest. The cousin is expected to be brought before an Israeli military court on Wednesday. The video appears to have been filmed on the steps of the Tamimi house, during a day of protests against US President Donald Trump's controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. It has been widely picked up by Israeli media, which often accuse Palestinian protesters of seeking to provoke the army into responses which are then filmed. Israeli politicians hailed the restraint of the soldiers as evidence of the military's values. Palestinians on social media criticised Ahed's arrest in the middle of the night, arguing it is the people's right to resist military occupation. A member of the Tamimi family was shot in the head with a rubber bullet during protests on Friday, the family said.

Third Palestinian woman arrested over soldier-slapping video