Settlers, Soldiers Scuffle in Hebron
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“Security forces had recently been tasked with the evacuation of settlers from eight Palestinian stores in the Hebron market. Two thousand policemen and soldiers have been allocated to evacuate both spots but the defense establishment, officials said, had yet to decide whether they would be evacuated simultaneously or on different days.”
“The evacuations had originally been scheduled to begin at the end of next week after the settlers succeeded in obtaining a postponement by the High Court of Justice, which had scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday.”
What’s missing from this report? What “both spots”? MB
Hundreds of Settlers Try to Enter Hebron Casbah
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“Several hundred settlers were trying to break into the Hebron casbah on Saturday, after protesting for hours and throwing rocks from the Avraham Avinu neighborhood in the city at adjacent Palestinian homes.”
“A large number of police and Israel Defense Forces troops reached the area. One IDF officer was lightly wounded by a rock hurled at him.”
“Tensions have been running high in Hebron in recent days, after evacuation orders were issued to eight Jewish families who occupied shops in the Palestinian wholesale market. The orders will go into effect on Sunday, and the army is likely to conduct the evacuation within a number of weeks.”