Hebron residents shelter thousands displaced by Israeli assault

Israeli forces have displaced over 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron following a military assault triggered by a Friday attack on a checkpoint that killed two soldiers, with the city now under lockdown. The operation began after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered demolition of buildings in Farsh Al-Hawa, where the attackers were killed. Nearly half of the displaced are children, alongside 81 pregnant women and 204 elderly, prompting a state of emergency. Local residents have opened their homes to the displaced, with one developer hosting three families. The lockdown affects nearly 1 million people, closing schools and the Fawwar refugee camp, as some link the campaign to Tuesday's Israeli election.