Israeli army withdraws from Hebron after operation displaces thousands of Palestinians
- The Israeli army has pulled back following an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron launched in the wake of an attack that killed two soldiers in late October, a military official said Monday.
- The operation had emptied a neighbourhood in the West Bank's largest city where the two gunmen had lived.
- AFP journalists witnessed residents returning to their homes on Monday after the military left.
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- The Israeli army has pulled back following an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron launched in the wake of an attack that killed two soldiers in late October, a military official said Monday.
- The operation had emptied a neighbourhood in the West Bank's largest city where the two gunmen had lived.
- AFP journalists witnessed residents returning to their homes on Monday after the military left.
Sources: Al Jazeera, France 24