By Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran, Haidarr Jones and Orly Halpern in the West Bank
This is 100% the behaviour of 90% of Israeli soldiers – Mark
checkpoints, concrete walls and razor wire separating the Palestinian community from Jewish settlers.
The Israeli military and police maintain a heavy presence in Hebron, insisting they are there to maintain the security of residents and prevent terrorism.
But their conduct is being brought into question, with five Palestinian men telling the ABC they have been bashed, whipped, threatened and arbitrarily detained by Israeli forces in recent months.
They are among more than 20 residents of Hebron, less than 40 kilometres south of Jerusalem, who have spoken to long-standing Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem and are describing themselves as victims of a campaign of violence and intimidation.
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