Israeli army withdraws from Hebron after operation displaces thousands

Israeli forces withdrew from a Hebron neighbourhood on Monday, ending the operation launched after the October 23 checkpoint attack that killed two soldiers, with the municipality putting the displaced at more than 3,000 and residents returning to damaged homes.

Why it matters: The withdrawal closes the largest forced removal yet reported in Hebron, which this site covered at 2,200 displaced on October 23, and leaves the count and the damage as the facts the two sides will dispute as coalition consultations open in Israel this week.

Data as of France 24 report of November 2, 2026, carrying AFP reporting from Hebron, read in full in this run via syndication after the France 24 page itself would not load; the same AFP text was cross-checked against a second publication of the wire. Arab News carried the withdrawal, attributed to a military official, in this run's feed pool but was not read in full. The account rests on one wire, an unnamed Israeli military official and the Hebron municipality, so it ships at grade C. Developing item.

Israeli forces withdrew on Monday from the Hebron neighbourhood they had emptied on October 24, ending the operation launched after two Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers at a checkpoint near the city on October 23. A military official said soldiers had searched multiple locations, detained and questioned suspects, confiscated four weapons and other equipment, demolished both attackers’ homes and sealed an underground space next to one of them, and AFP journalists saw residents returning on Monday to homes that in some cases had been ransacked. The Hebron municipality put the number displaced by the operation at more than 3,000.

Israeli army withdraws from Hebron after operation displaces thousands

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