Israeli forces keep Hebron under siege for eighth day as hundreds of families are displaced

Summary

Israeli forces have kept Hebron in the occupied West Bank under a citywide siege for eight days, after two Israeli soldiers were killed at a military checkpoint on 23 October. Citing the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Middle East Eye reports that more than 115 Palestinians have been detained, more than 780 families have been affected (537 of them fully displaced), around 5,000 people are besieged in their homes or have been forced out, and in-person classes have been disrupted at 66 schools. Citing Al Jazeera, it reports that more than 530 families have been forced from their homes, including more than 1,000 children. Troops have kept the al-Jalda and Deir Bahha neighbourhoods sealed off and fired tear gas and stun grenades at displaced residents trying to return, and on Friday Israeli forces demolished the homes of the two Palestinian brothers who carried out the attack. Elsewhere on Friday, settlers attacked olive harvesters in Tel Rumeida, Beita and Burqa, began building a new outpost between Ni'lin and Qibya, and the Israeli army shut the main eastern entrance to Qalqilya.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   30 Oct 2026, 20:18 UTCSource ↗

   Reports, citing the Palestinian news agency Wafa, that Israeli forces and settlers carried out raids, demolitions and attacks across the occupied West Bank on Friday, with more than 115 Palestinians detained and around 5,000 people besieged or forced out since the Hebron operation began.

2. Middle East Eye

   30 Oct 2026, 23:10 UTCSource ↗

   Reports, citing Al Jazeera, that more than 530 Palestinian families have been forced from their homes in Hebron during a citywide Israeli lockdown that began last week, and that Israeli troops demolished the homes of the brothers who killed two Israeli soldiers.