Event: Palestinians

Nine Palestinians, including six children, were treated by Palestinian Red Crescent teams for “suffocation” after Israeli soldiers fired tear gas in Halhul, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes, Mayor Yousef Jaabari told Middle East Eye on Saturday evening. Two Palestinians opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint in northern Hebron on Friday morning near the Farsh al-Hawa checkpoint west of Hebron, killing two soldiers and wounding three others. 

Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes, Mayor Yousef Jaabari told Middle East Eye on Saturday evening. “Hebron is now a disaster zone. The occupation has closed all entrances to the city. No one can enter or leave,” Jaabari said, accusing Israel of imposing collective punishment following a deadly shooting on Friday. Two suspected Palestinians opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint in northern Hebron early in the day near the Farsh al-Hawa checkpoint west of Hebron, killing two soldiers and wounding three others.  Hebron has approximately 320,000 residents and is the administrative centre of a governorate home to around one million people, according to the mayor. Jaabari said Israeli forces forcibly evicted around 2,200 people, including elderly people, women and children, from Deir Bahala, al-Jalda and surrounding neighbourhoods. The affected area spans approximately 330 dunams and contains more than 490 housing units. Read more: ‘A disaster zone’: Hebron is under full Israeli siege, mayor says A Palestinian man looks on at empty homes after the Israeli army has forcibly evicted people from the Ein Deir Baha neighbourhood in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on 24 October 2026 (AFP)

Israeli forces forcibly displace more than 2,200 people following Friday’s deadly shooting A Palestinian man looks on at empty homes after the Israeli army has forcibly evicted people from the Ein Deir Baha neighbourhood in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on 24 October 2026 (AFP) Published date: 24 October 2026 23:28 BST | Last update: 5 hours 50 min ago Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes, Mayor Yousef Jaabari told Middle East Eye on Saturday evening. “Hebron is now a disaster zone. The occupation has closed all entrances to the city. No one can enter or leave,” Jaabari said, accusing Israel of imposing collective punishment following a deadly shooting on Friday. Two suspected Palestinians opened fire on Israeli troops at a checkpoint in northern Hebron early in the day near the Farsh al-Hawa checkpoint west of Hebron, killing two soldiers and wounding three others. Jaabari said Israeli forces forcibly evicted around 2,200 people, including elderly people, women and children, from Deir Bahala, al-Jalda and surrounding neighbourhoods. The affected area spans approximately 330 dunams and contains more than 490 housing units. Israeli forces have also arrested at least 40 Palestinians on Saturday evening and demolished businesses and residential buildings as part of the ongoing crackdown on the city, according to the Palestinian Information Centre. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Residents told Middle East Eye that soldiers gave families five minutes to leave while videos posted on social media showed Palestinian truck drivers rallying together to move goods and supplies out of factories ahead of their demolition by Israeli forces. “We intervened at Hebron municipality…