Al Jazeera Arabic reported that thousands of Palestinians who had been displaced from their homes returned, according to the report, to the Al-Jalda and Ain Dir Baha neighborhoods in the city of Hebron. The return came after the Israeli army ended a military operation in the area that lasted 10 days, according to the report. The operation was accompanied, according to the report, by the displacement of residents, the demolition of homes and the destruction of Palestinian property. The story relies on a single report by Al Jazeera Arabic. The exact number of returnees remains unknown. The stated aim of the operation is also unknown, as is the position of the Israeli army and official bodies on the report.