Israeli operation in Hebron displaces thousands of Palestinians2026-10-24Israeli forces launched the operation after a Friday attack near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a forceful response.Hebron municipal officials initially reported more than 2,200 displaced; Sud Ouest later reported a municipal count of over 3,000 people, including nearly 500 families.Israeli forces sealed Hebron’s entrances and exits, restricting residents’ movement and disrupting daily life.Residents were forced from homes in the Deir Bahha and nearby neighborhoods; NBC News reported that Israeli bulldozers demolished one resident’s house.The Israeli military said it arrested 40 Palestinians whom it alleged were affiliated with Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad.Sud Ouest reported that UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned that the operation and threats to empty neighborhoods raised concerns about possible ethnic cleansing.Major Israeli preelection ops in West Bank displace thousands (Daily Sabah)İsrail ordusu, Batı Şeria'nın El Halil şehrine "geniş çaplı askeri operasyon" başlattığını duyurdu (Anadolu Agency)Bulldozers tear down home as Israel cracks down in the West Bank (NBC News)İsrail, iki askerin öldürüldüğü saldırının ardından El Halil’de kuşatma ve yıkım başlattı (Bianet)העימות בין נתניהו לזמיר: הרמטכ"ל רצה לסיים את המבצע בחברון, רה"מ דרש להמשיך (KAN News)"סתם מבזבזים זמן": מטרות המבצע בחברון הושגו - אך הדרג המדיני דורש שהוא יימשך (KAN News)More than 2,000 forced from homes in Hebron amid Israel’s West Bank raids (Al Jazeera)Israel removes around 250 Palestinian families from West Bank city of Hebron after soldier deaths (Euronews)סמ״ר רון יונתן רויטמן וסמל יובל שי סוילם נפלו בפיגוע ליד חברון (KAN News)הפיגוע ליד חברון: בצה"ל בוחנים אם המחבלים הוכוונו מבחוץ (KAN News)Israel begins demolitions in West Bank (France 24)Opération israélienne à Hébron : l’ONU alerte sur un risque de « nettoyage ethnique » en Cisjordanie occupée (Sud Ouest)Cisjordanie : à Hébron, entre les barricades érigées par l’armée israélienne, l’amer sentiment de subir une « punition collective » (Le Monde)A Hébron, en Cisjordanie, plus de 2 670 Palestiniens « déplacés de force » par l’armée israélienne, selon l’Autorité palestinienne (Le Monde)