Israeli bulldozers flatten a Hebron neighbourhood and drive out hundreds of families after gunmen killed two soldiers
Hebron's municipality says 86 acres have been destroyed or marked for destruction, with about 1,500 people evicted in Ein Deir Baha. The city of 250,000 has been sealed off at every entrance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed buildings near Friday's checkpoint attack would be 'destroyed'. He goes into Tuesday's election trailing Gadi Eisenkot 49% to 41%.
Activist Issa Amro: 'We are being collectively punished for something we neither did.'
Soldiers sprayed black crosses on Palestinian homes before the bulldozers moved in.
Hamas praised Friday's deadly checkpoint attack as a 'heroic operation'.
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