‘Everything destroyed’: Hebron businesses count cost of Israeli assault

Hebron, occupied West Bank – Sufyan al-Qawasmi stood near the rubble of his factories in the Farsh al-Hawa area of Hebron, lamenting the business he watched vanish beneath the debris.Israeli bulldozers demolished the factories on Friday without any prior warning or notice, following a shooting attack carried out by two Palestinians that morning near Hebron’s western entrance. The attack killed two Israeli soldiers, as well as the two Palestinian gunmen, and prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to announce a large-scale military operation across Hebron and order preparations for a wider closure of the illegally occupied West Bank.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel expands expulsions in occupied West Bank to cement controllist 2 of 3Palestinians are opening their doors to the displaced of besieged Hebronlist 3 of 3Netanyahu’s pitch: Can Israel use crypto to evade economic sanctions?end of listDemolitions are regularly used by Israel to punish Palestinians, typically the family members of attackers, but in al-Qawasmi’s case, for the misfortune of being close to the site of an attack. Human rights groups decry the practice, which is regarded as collectiv...