Israeli Forces Intensify Hebron Siege, Displacing Hundreds and Causing Economic Havoc
Translated & summarized from Arab48 by baba
Israeli forces have maintained a ten-day military operation and tightened a siege on Hebron, displacing over 780 families and impacting around 5,000 residents. The operation has resulted in significant economic losses estimated at 10-12 million shekels daily and disrupted education for hundreds of thousands of students. Settlers, under military protection, have also attacked farmers and stolen olive harvests in the region.
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- Israeli forces have besieged Hebron for 10 days, displacing over 780 families and affecting 5,000 residents.
- Daily economic losses in Hebron due to closures are estimated between 10 and 12 million shekels.
- The ongoing military operation has disrupted education for approximately 262,000 students.
- Settlers, protected by Israeli forces, attacked farmers and stole olive harvests east of Sumu'.
- Over 115 individuals have been arrested by occupation forces since the operation began.
Israeli occupation forces have continued their military operations in Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, for the tenth consecutive day. The forces have tightened the siege on large areas of the city, increased their military presence, raided homes, caused damage, and forcibly displaced more families. Large military reinforcements arrived at several entrances leading to the Deir Bahah area west of Hebron on Sunday morning, coinciding with the ongoing closure and siege of the area and the storming and searching of citizens' homes. On Friday, occupation forces detonated the homes of martyrs Ahmed and Hamouda Al-Ja'ba, who were killed by occupation soldiers on October 23 near the Farsh Al-Hawa checkpoint north of the city.
Latest data indicates that over 780 families have been affected by the aggression, with 537 families completely displaced. Approximately 5,000 residents face harsh conditions due to the siege and displacement, particularly in the Al-Jaldah and Deir Bahah areas. Since the start of the operation, occupation forces have arrested over 115 citizens, including a young woman, and detained hundreds more for field interrogation and mistreatment. In response, a support and relief committee has approved data for 537 families, comprising 3,361 individuals, including 1,193 children, 232 infants, 326 elderly, 147 pregnant or nursing women, 32 people with disabilities, and 213 individuals with chronic illnesses.
Economically, the Hebron Chamber of Commerce estimates direct losses from the closures at approximately 10 to 12 million shekels daily, with the dairy sector alone losing one million shekels. The aggression has also disrupted education for about 262,000 students in 589 schools across the governorate over the past week, while thousands of students in besieged and displaced areas remain unable to attend school.
Attacks have extended to the agricultural sector, where settlers, protected by occupation forces, assaulted farmers harvesting olives in Khirbet Al-Kharabeh, east of the town of Sumu'. The farmers were forced to leave their land under threat of weapons, and their olive harvest was stolen. Occupation forces continue to close main entrances and roads in the governorate, erecting earth berms and concrete blocks, and intensifying restrictions on citizens' movement. This further isolates residential areas and hinders access to essential services, exacerbating the humanitarian and economic situation.
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