Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings as it locks down Hebron

Israel says it will close all land crossings with the West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.

Al JazeeraAl Jazeera Staff2026-10-25 07:20查看原文 ↗

Israel says it will close all land crossings with the West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.

An Israeli soldier stands guard on the day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the site of a shooting in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 23, 2026 [Ammar Awad/Reuters]

Israel says it will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank on the day of its general election this coming week.

The Israeli army said in a statement on Sunday that it would bar Palestinian workers from entering most areas of the West Bank from Sunday through Monday and enforce a full closure of crossings into and out of the territory on Tuesday, the day of the vote.

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The announcement comes a day after the Israeli army imposed a lockdown in Hebron and forced thousands of Palestinians from their homes.

It has conducted hundreds of raids since Friday’s attack in the city by two Palestinian gunmen on an Israeli army reserve base, which killed two Israeli soldiers. The two Palestinians were also killed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a “full lockdown” of the West Bank after the attack while Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed “about 2,000” people had been forcibly displaced.

“They will not be allowed to return to their neighbourhood until we’ve finished dealing with all the Hamas issues in Hebron,” Katz said in an interview with the public broadcaster Kan.

Hebron Mayor Yousef al-Ja’bari told Al Jazeera that the city and several neighbouring villages were under a complete blockade.

He also said on Saturday that 2,200 people had been forced from their homes by Israeli soldiers and raids.

Israeli machinery demolishes a Palestinian house in Hebron on October 23, 2026 [Mussa Qawasma/Reuters]

The Palestinian Authority (PA), which governs parts of Hebron and the West Bank, has called for international pressure on Israel to protect Hebron’s residents, who said soldiers announced forced evacuation orders over loudspeakers late at night, leaving them with no time to prepare and few places to go.

The PA called Israel’s actions “collective punishment”, citing the demolition of homes, forced displacement of entire neighbourhoods, and the “closure and siege of Palestinian cities”.

About 200,000 Palestinians live in the city of Hebron and a further 600,000 in Hebron governorate, making it the West Bank’s most populous area.

The Israeli military has said the operation will last several days.

But Netanyahu suggested bigger action was coming, saying he was planning an operation on a scale not seen since Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967.

Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister, is facing a tight race in Tuesday’s elections, and analysts said he is trying to capitalise on ongoing regional military conflicts and national security fears to anchor his re-election campaign.

以色列表示，将在周二举行大选期间关闭所有与西岸接壤的陆路过境点。

2026年10月23日，以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡访问被占领的约旦河西岸希伯伦枪击事件现场，一名以色列士兵在现场站岗。[Ammar Awad/路透社]

以色列表示，将在下周举行大选当天关闭所有与被占领的西岸地区接壤的陆路口岸。

以色列军方周日发表声明称，将从周日到周一禁止巴勒斯坦工人进入西岸大部分地区，并在周二（投票日）全面关闭进出该地区的过境点。

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以色列关键选举前夕，反对内塔尼亚胡的大规模集会（共3项，此为第2项）

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此前一天，以色列军队对希伯伦实施封锁，迫使数千名巴勒斯坦人离开家园。

自上周五两名巴勒斯坦枪手袭击以色列军队预备役基地以来，以色列当局已进行了数百次突袭行动。袭击造成两名以色列士兵死亡，两名巴勒斯坦枪手也被击毙。

袭击发生后，以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡下令对西岸实施“全面封锁”，国防部长以色列·卡茨证实“约有 2000 人”被迫流离失所。

“在我们处理完希伯伦的所有哈马斯问题之前，他们不会被允许返回他们的社区，”卡茨在接受公共广播公司 Kan 采访时说。

希伯伦市长优素福·贾巴里告诉半岛电视台，该市及周边几个村庄已被完全封锁。