HEBRON, October 9, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces detained nine Palestinians in Hebron on Friday, including the director of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron’s Old City.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that Israeli forces raided several neighborhoods in Hebron, broke into a number of Palestinian homes, searched them and ransacked their contents before detaining Saddam al-Jaabari, Khaled al-Jaabari, Ismail al-Jaabari, Majdi al-Jaabari, Sanad Hussein al-Jaabari, Mohammad Nafez al-Jaabari, and Moataz Zeidan al-Jaabari.

The forces also detained Moataz Hefzi Abu Sneineh, director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, and Hammam Abu Markhiya, head of the mosque's staff, from their workplace at the mosque.

In the town of Yatta, south of Hebron, Israeli forces raided the town and searched several Palestinian homes. No detentions were reported.

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