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Israeli soldiers beat elderly Palestinian in Hebron

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Israeli soldiers beat elderly Palestinian in Hebron. (2026, October 25). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/25/israeli-soldiers-beat-elderly-palestinian-in-hebron?traffic_source=rss

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Israeli soldiers assaulted Hijazi Shawer, a 70-year-old Palestinian shopkeeper and community leader, during a military operation in Hebron, which is part of the occupied West Bank. This incident occurred as Israeli forces conducted house-to-house searches and forcibly displaced over 2,000 residents from their homes.
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On October 25, Israeli soldiers beat and injured Hijazi Shawer, a 70-year-old Palestinian shopkeeper and community leader, during a raid in Hebron, located in the occupied West Bank. This assault occurred amid house-to-house searches by Israeli forces and the forced displacement of more than 2,000 people from their homes in Hebron.

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Topics

Hebron Israeli Palestinian West Bank

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Hebron GPE · 2× Israeli NORP · 2× Palestinian NORP · 2× Hijazi Shawer PERSON · 1× West Bank GPE · 1×

Narrative

Israeli soldiers beat and injured Hijazi Shawer, a 70-year-old Palestinian shopkeeper and community leader, during a raid in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25
2026-10-25 · Al Jazeera
Israeli soldiers beat elderly Palestinian in Hebron · assertive framing

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Israeli soldiers beat elderly Palestinian in Hebron asserted
soldiers → beat → Hebron
Israeli soldiers beat and injured Hijazi Shawer, a 70-year-old Palestinian shopkeeper and community leader, during a raid in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. asserted
soldiers → beat → Bank
The assault comes amid house-to-house searches and the forced displacement of more than 2,000 people. asserted
assault → come → people
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