Israel expands expulsions in occupied West Bank to cement control
Summary
Israeli forces have displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians in Hebron during a military operation that includes a citywide lockdown, arrests, home demolitions and road closures, according to Palestinian officials and the article. Israeli leaders have linked the operation to tactics used in Jenin, while human rights groups and a UN office have raised concerns about the effects of similar operations on Palestinian residents.Key Facts
- Hebron Governor Khaled Dudin said 488 families, totaling 3,171 people, had been displaced across the governorate.
- Hebron Mayor Yousef al-Jabari said 3,043 displaced people came from within the city.
- The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reported that Israeli forces detained at least 71 people over four days.
- The article says Israeli forces have demolished homes, factories and roads, blocked roads, raided homes and used some evacuated homes as military facilities.
- The operation began after two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting near Hebron, according to the article.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said they intended to apply the Jenin camp model in Hebron.
- The article says the 2025 operation in Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarem killed at least 102 people, displaced more than 33,000 and destroyed over half of residential buildings.
- A recent UN Human Rights Office report said actions at the three camps appeared to amount to collective punishment and raised concerns of ethnic cleansing.
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