Israeli forces turn Hebron homes into military posts amid lockdown

Evictions, raids and outpost expansion continue across the occupied West Bank amid heightened tensions.

Palestinian homes marked with an ‘X’ by the Israeli army after evacuation are seen in Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 24, 2026 [Mussa Qawasma/Reuters]

Israeli forces have turned Palestinian homes in the city of Hebron into barracks and observation posts after forcing residents to leave, as a military operation in the southern occupied West Bank continues, the Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported.

They took over homes in the Khallat Manna and Dahiyat al-Zaytoun areas of southern Hebron to use them as barracks, and forced residents from homes in other neighbourhoods to use the properties as observation posts, Wafa said, citing sources.

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The Israeli military has imposed a lockdown in Hebron and conducted hundreds of raids since two armed Palestinian men allegedly carried out an attack on an Israeli army reserve base on Friday, killing two soldiers. The two suspects were also killed.

The evictions follow the forced displacement of hundreds of families amid extensive raids, road closures and tight restrictions on movement.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, Israeli forces have detained at least 47 Palestinians across Hebron since Friday, while forcibly displacing 293 families, comprising about 2,200 people.

Among those displaced from Hebron are 127 infants, 81 pregnant women and 26 people with disabilities, the NGO told Al Jazeera. The displaced also include 134 Palestinians with chronic illnesses and 265 elderly people over the age of 60.

Israeli troops also conducted hundreds of field interrogations, subjecting Palestinians to detention and abuse, the group said.

New settler outposts

Meanwhile, Israeli settlers began establishing two new outposts on Palestinian-owned land in the town of Yatta, south of Hebron, Wafa reported.

Activist Osama Makhamra told Wafa that settlers began setting up an outpost in the Khallet al-Fara area, west of Yatta, where they pitched a tent, brought in bulldozers and excavation machinery, and started levelling and digging the land in preparation for construction.

He added that another outpost was established in the Yatta desert area, on Palestinian-owned land between the villages of az-Zuweidin and Umm Qussa, where settlers pitched several tents and began installing infrastructure, including water and electricity networks.

Near Bethlehem, Israeli forces continued to close roads and entrances across the governorate for the third consecutive day on Sunday, affecting several towns and villages, Wafa reported.

Israeli soldiers stand guard at the blocked northern checkpoint in Hebron in the occupied West Bank [Hazem Bader/AFP]

On Saturday, Israeli forces shut down dirt roads leading to Tuqu to block access, firing tear gas canisters and stun grenades towards Palestinian vehicles travelling along rough alternative routes near the town.

The latest attacks and closures come days before Israel’s general elections and as tensions remain high across the occupied Palestinian territory, where settlers, backed by the military, have carried out a wave of pogroms targeting olive harvesters .

在紧张局势加剧的情况下，被占领的西岸地区继续发生驱逐、袭击和前哨站扩张事件。

2026年10月24日，在被占领的约旦河西岸希伯伦，可以看到以色列军队在巴勒斯坦人撤离后用“X”标记的房屋。[Mussa Qawasma/路透社]

据巴勒斯坦通讯社瓦法社报道，以色列军队在强迫居民离开后，将希伯伦市的巴勒斯坦房屋改造成兵营和观察哨，与此同时，在被占领的约旦河西岸南部地区的军事行动仍在继续。

据瓦法通讯社援引消息人士报道，他们占领了希伯伦南部哈拉特曼纳和达希亚特扎伊图恩地区的房屋，将其用作兵营，并强迫其他社区的居民将这些房屋用作观察哨。

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自周五两名巴勒斯坦武装男子涉嫌袭击以色列陆军预备役基地，造成两名士兵死亡以来，以色列军方已对希伯伦实施封锁，并展开数百次突袭行动。两名嫌疑人也被击毙。

在广泛的突袭、道路封闭和严格的出行限制下，数百个家庭被迫流离失所，随后发生了此次驱逐事件。

据巴勒斯坦囚犯协会称，自周五以来，以色列军队在希伯伦拘留了至少 47 名巴勒斯坦人，并强行驱逐了 293 个家庭，约 2200 人。

据该非政府组织向半岛电视台透露，从希伯伦流离失所的人中，包括127名婴儿、81名孕妇和26名残疾人。此外，流离失所者中还有134名患有慢性疾病的巴勒斯坦人和265名60岁以上的老人。

该组织称，以色列军队还进行了数百次现场审讯，导致巴勒斯坦人遭到拘留和虐待。

新的定居者前哨站

据瓦法通讯社报道，与此同时，以色列定居者开始在希伯伦以南的亚塔镇巴勒斯坦人拥有的土地上建立两个新的前哨站。

活动人士奥萨马·马哈姆拉告诉瓦法通讯社，定居者开始在亚塔以西的哈利特·法拉地区建立前哨站，他们在那里搭起帐篷，运来推土机和挖掘机械，开始平整和挖掘土地，为建设做准备。

他还补充说，在亚塔沙漠地区，在祖韦丁村和乌姆库萨村之间的巴勒斯坦土地上，建立了另一个前哨站，定居者在那里搭起了几个帐篷，并开始安装基础设施，包括水和电力网络。

据瓦法通讯社报道，周日，以色列军队连续第三天在伯利恒附近封锁了该省各地的道路和入口，影响了多个城镇和村庄。

以色列士兵在被占领的约旦河西岸希伯伦北部被封锁的检查站站岗。[Hazem Bader/AFP]

周六，以色列军队封锁了通往图库的土路，阻止巴勒斯坦人通行，并向沿着城镇附近崎岖的替代路线行驶的巴勒斯坦车辆发射催泪瓦斯罐和眩晕弹。

最新发生的袭击和关闭事件正值以色列大选前几天，而巴勒斯坦被占领地区的紧张局势仍然很高，在军方的支持下，定居者对橄榄采摘者进行了一波又一波的屠杀。