‘We left with heavy hearts’: Israel’s assault displaces thousands in Hebron

Less than two weeks before her wedding, Mayar Amrish sat with her family in the spacious courtyard of their home, making plans for the big day. The 23-year-old Palestinian was preparing for her future, but within hours, her family home would be reduced to rubble. Outside the house in Farsh al-Hawa, in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, Israeli forces were launching a sweeping demolition and forced displacement campaign. The assault, condemned as collective punishment against Palestinians, followed a shooting on Friday in which two Palestinians killed two Israeli soldiers. Israel imposed a total lockdown on the city and launched a wide-ranging military assault involving home raids, arrests, demolitions and the forced displacement of thousands of people. Read more: ‘We left with heavy hearts’: Israel’s assault displaces thousands in Hebron