Israel imposes week-long tight siege on Hebron amid raids and demolitions

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Israel locks down Hebron for a week amid raids, demolitions and displacement

Israel has locked down Hebron for a week, with raids, home demolitions and displacement reported. Activists accuse Israeli settlers of beating a US journalist and an Israeli-Russian activist in Umm al-Khair on Thursday. UN-mandated investigators this week accused Israel of extermination in the West Bank and genocide in Gaza; Israel dismissed one such report as part of a misinformation campaign.

• UN rights chief Volker Turk said the Hebron operation, which has displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians, must end. The operation followed the killing of two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the city on Friday.
• Israel sealed the West Bank as its election campaign closed, according to Al Jazeera's weekly review.
• UN aid transport in Gaza was suspended on Tuesday because Israel closed the Kerem Shalom crossing for election day.
• Gaza families are preparing for a fourth winter in tents and makeshift shelters.