{"id":659577,"date":"2026-10-28T12:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/659577\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:56:14","slug":"israeli-forces-continue-west-bank-raids-as-hebron-lockdown-enters-sixth-day-israel-palestine-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/659577\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli forces continue West Bank raids as Hebron lockdown enters sixth day | Israel-Palestine conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">UN agency expresses \u2018grave concern\u2019 in Hebron and warns of echoes of 2025 \u2018Iron Wall\u2019 operation.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793192173_960_2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 28 Oct 202628 Oct 2026<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army has continued its incursions into Hebron as its lockdown of the occupied West Bank\u2019s largest city entered its sixth day.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces raided several neighbourhoods in Hebron city as well as towns across the wider governorate on Wednesday, tightening restrictions at the entrances to the city, Anadolu news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>Troops also raided the Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron about midnight, searching several Palestinian homes.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army carried out raids in other areas across the occupied West Bank, detaining four Palestinians in Tulkarem, the Wafa news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Those detained included a journalist and his two brothers, alongside an officer working for the Palestinian General Intelligence Service.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-5086974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Israeli-military-vehicles-close-the-main-streets-inside-Hebron.-Photo-by-Sari-Jaradat-1793027581.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli military vehicles in Hebron, which has been locked down since an attack on Friday on Israeli soldiers\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>Israeli military vehicles in Hebron, which has been locked down since an attack on Friday on Israeli soldiers [Sari Jaradat\/Al Jazeera]<\/p>\n<p>In the town of Beita, south of Nablus, troops fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against the demolition of two homes belonging to the families of two Palestinian prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>A Palestinian man sustained fractures to his hand after Israeli forces beat him during an attack on the village of Yasid, north of Nablus.<\/p>\n<p>In Burin village, troops raided homes and converted several into military barracks, Wafa reported.<\/p>\n<p>Schools in southern Nablus have been ordered to switch to remote learning to protect students and staff.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5082189 size-arc-image-770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-24T074418Z_742648547_RC2I9OARH8PO_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-ATTACK-WEST-BANK-1792920753..jpeg\" alt=\"An Israeli soldier stands in a Palestinian home after evacuation, in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 24, 2026. REUTERS\/Mussa Qawasma\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>An Israeli soldier stands in a Palestinian home after evacuation in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 24 [Mussa Qawasma\/Reuters]\u2018Alarming echoes\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The raids come a day after the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) expressed \u201cgrave concern\u201d over Israel\u2019s continued incursions into Hebron, which have displaced nearly 5,000 Palestinians, warning that \u201ccollective punishment\u201d violates international law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA near-total lockdown across large parts of Hebron has severely restricted residents\u2019 freedom of movement and their ability to access critical services,\u201d Roland Friedrich, the director of UNRWA Affairs for the occupied West Bank, said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese developments bring alarming echoes of the massive displacement witnessed in the northern occupied West Bank in early 2025, where more than 34,000 Palestine refugees from Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps remain forcibly displaced over a year later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s campaign follows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/israel-arrests-36-palestinians-in-the-west-bank-attacks-on-farmers-ramp-up\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">killing<\/a> of two Israeli soldiers by Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint last week. The gunmen were later killed by Israeli forces.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian officials have accused Netanyahu and his hard-right government of exploiting the operation to secure settler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/27\/palestine-weekly-west-bank-under-siege-as-israelis-go-to-the-polls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">votes<\/a> before Tuesday\u2019s elections in Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UN agency expresses \u2018grave concern\u2019 in Hebron and warns of echoes of 2025 \u2018Iron Wall\u2019 operation. 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