Clashes between Palestinians and Jews erupted this afternoon (November 19) in Hebron, West Bank, during the Jewish celebration of
Shabbat Chayei Sarah.

Israeli forces closed the Bab al-Zawiya area and Beersheba Street and ordered Palestinian shops in nearby areas to shut down.

The clashes took place when groups of Jews marched through Palestinian areas waving Israel's flags.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Hebron- 19 November 2022. Israeli soldiers gesture during a scuffle between Palestinians and Israeli settlers in the Old City of the West Bank city of Hebron.

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The Israeli forces today closed the Bab al-Zawiya area and Beersheba Street that lead to the center of the southern West Bank city of Hebron in order to secure the area for the storming of settlers.

Palestinian security and local sources that the forces ordered all Palestinian shops in the vicinity of Bab al-Zawiya and Beersheba Street to shut down as settlers prepare to hold celebrations in those areas.

It should be noted that the Israeli forces last night fired teargas bombs at homes in Jabal Jawhar area coinciding with the settlers' storming of the Ibrahimi Mosque under the pretext of celebrating Jewish holidays.

The settlers also set up tents in the Ibrahimi Mosque courtyard and Jaber neighborhood and turned the Rajabi and Jabari buildings into military strongholds.

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