Hebron:More than 2,600 Palestinians have been displaced as the Israeli army continued a large-scale military offensive in the West Bank city of Hebron for a fourth consecutive day on Monday, amid raids, closures, and assaults on residents.
According to Anadolu Agency – English, the army has shut all entrances to Hebron and surrounding villages since Friday following a shooting attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. Local sources reported that additional Israeli forces, accompanied by military vehicles, entered Hebron around midnight through the Farsh al-Hawa entrance, while troops raided the southern part of the city near Jabal Karbaj.
Military reinforcements and large trucks arrived in the Al-Jilda area early Monday, where Israeli forces seized several Palestinian vehicles. Footage showed Israeli forces stopping and searching Palestinians at military checkpoints near Al-Jilda Roundabout and mistreating a young man. Additional army forces also arrived in the Deir Bahha area, where more Palestinian vehicles were seized.
In a separate development, Israeli forces divided a street in the Jabal al-Rahma area between Palestinians and Israeli occupiers, restricting movement for Palestinians. Hebron Mayor Youssef al-Jabari stated that the Israeli army had forced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes and demolished several structures since the operation began. A local relief committee updated the number of displaced Palestinians to approximately 2,649 on Monday.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society reported that the Israeli army arrested 50 Palestinians in Hebron since the operation began. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz acknowledged that around 2,000 Palestinians had been forcibly displaced, stating they would not be allowed to return until 'Hamas infrastructure' in the city was dismantled. The operation is part of broader intensified Israeli army actions in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the onset of Israel's war on Gaza in October 2023. These actions have involved killings, arrests, demolitions, and other measures against Palestinians.