HEBRON, January 21, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces resumed their military assault and reimposed repressive measures on Wednesday evening against Palestinian citizens in the Jabal Johar area and the southern part of the city of Hebron, in the southern West Bank.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli forces renewed their military offensive, which began three days ago, by fully sealing off the area and imposing a tight siege and a curfew on residents.

Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli forces briefly lifted the curfew for several hours, allowing residents to leave their homes on foot only, without vehicles, to obtain basic supplies. During that time, soldiers assaulted residents, injuring five people who sustained fractures and bruises and were transferred to hospital for treatment.

For three consecutive days, Israeli forces have carried out a military assault and imposed punitive measures affecting around 80,000 residents in Jabal Johar and southern Hebron. The measures have included widespread home raids accompanied by the deliberate destruction of property, the detention and abuse of large numbers of residents, and the storming of numerous commercial facilities, where doors were smashed and contents vandalized.

Israeli forces also isolated many neighborhoods and homes from one another, installed new iron gates at the entrances of several areas, destroyed dozens of vehicles, and used the wreckage to block most secondary roads in the area.

Local activist Farid Barqan told WAFA that the intensified measures have brought daily life in the area to a complete halt. He said residents are suffering from severe shortages of food supplies and essential medicines, including treatments for chronic illnesses and dialysis patients, as Israeli forces obstruct access to medical care and prevent patients from reaching hospitals.

In a related development, farmers, livestock breeders, and owners of more than 100 dairy farms in the area issued an urgent appeal to save their primary source of income. The farms, which produce nearly 70 tons of milk daily, have been unable to transport their production to dairy factories since the start of the assault, raising fears of spoilage and significant financial losses for hundreds of families.

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