Why is Israel launching a new military operation in the occupied West Bank?

Israel’s military has launched another major operation in the occupied West Bank, during which it plans to carry out mass arrests, demolish homes and forcibly displace residents.The operation comes after an attack at an Israeli military checkpoint near Hebron on Friday in which two Israeli soldiers were killed. The two suspected Palestinian gunmen were shot dead.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli military kills two in gun battle in occupied West Banklist 2 of 3Outposts, violence, impunity: The anatomy of Israeli settler land grabslist 3 of 3In Israel election, Palestinian citizens weigh fear against disillusionmentend of listIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who ordered a full lockdown of the West Bank, said Israeli forces would go house-to-house in the Hebron neighbourhood that the suspected attackers came from.“We will act to destroy this place, ⁠to change it completely,” he said.Israeli rights group B’Tselem warned the Israeli government’s planned offensive amounts to “collective punishment and acts that could constitute war crimes”.Here’s what we know about the Israeli military operation.What’s happening in the West Bank?Israel’s military announced l...