Overview
- Israeli forces began the operation after a shooting at a Hebron-area military checkpoint on Friday that killed two soldiers and left two suspected Palestinian gunmen dead.
- The military described the campaign as a multi-day counterterrorism effort that includes house-to-house raids, large-scale arrests, home demolitions and enforced moves out of targeted neighbourhoods.
- Reports from Palestinian agencies and activists say Israeli troops have raided at least 15 West Bank towns, arrested dozens of people and forcibly displaced dozens to hundreds of families while demolishing buildings in Hebron.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a full West Bank lockdown and has framed the operation as targeting terror infrastructure, while far-right ministers publicly urged a Gaza-style offensive and dismantling of the Palestinian Authority.
- The United Nations and rights groups including B’Tselem warned the tactics risk collective punishment and possible war crimes, and they said the lockdowns and demolitions will further restrict Palestinians’ access to services and livelihoods.