Hebron governor says Israeli forces withdraw from city after 10-day siege

What the report says

Hebron’s governor, Khaled Dudin, said Israeli forces withdrew from the city in the occupied West Bank after a 10-day siege, and that Palestinian security forces had taken full control of the area. Speaking on Monday, he said families displaced during the operation could begin returning home, while authorities were monitoring conditions to help residents do so safely.

According to Al Jazeera’s report, the Israeli military imposed the siege on October 23 after a shooting attack in Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. Israel said it later killed the two Palestinian attackers. During the operation, forces closed off Hebron and nearby villages, occupied some Palestinian homes for military use, and carried out raids that included demolitions of homes, other structures and commercial property.

The Hebron Governorate said more than 3,300 Palestinians were displaced or otherwise affected, especially in Al-Jalda and Ein Deir Baha, and that 15 homes and other structures were demolished. It also said the operation damaged infrastructure, disrupted education and caused economic losses in the city. More broadly, the incident fits a long-running pattern of Israeli military operations in the West Bank that often bring movement restrictions, property damage and civilian displacement, according to general context in the territory.