HEBRON, October 30, 2026 (WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinian families, including forcibly displaced families, held on Friday a protest in Hebron, demanding the right to return to their homes in the al-Jaladah and Deir Bahha neighborhoods, according to WAFA correspondent.

He reported that dozens of displaced family members, including children, women and elderly people, held the protest near the al-Jaladah roundabout, which has been closed by Israeli occupation forces.

Protesters called for the lifting of the siege on and their return to their homes in the neighborhoods, rejecting the occupation's policy of forced displacement.

Israeli occupation forces have continued their onslaught on the Hebron governorate for the eighth consecutive day, imposing the siege and closure of the al-Jaladah and Deir Bahha neighborhoods in Hebron city, accompanied by home raids and vandalism.

The number of families affected by the onslaught has risen to more than 780, including 537 families who have been completely forcibly displaced. Around 5,000 Palestinians are facing conditions of siege and forced displacement, either after being compelled to leave their homes or while being confined inside them.

Since the start of the onslaught, the occupation forces have detained over 115 Palestinians, including a girl, while holding hundreds of others and subjecting them to abuse.

The onslaught and military siege imposed on both neighborhoods in Hebron city and its surroundings have also disrupted in-person classes at 66 schools, affecting 2,872 students. Of these, 2,198 are under direct siege, while 674 have been forcibly displaced and are unable to reach their classrooms.

According to the Hebron Chamber of Commerce’s estimates, direct losses resulting from the ongoing offensive and closures range between 10 million and 12 million shekels per day, including approximately one million shekels in the dairy sector alone.

K.F.