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Military vehicles storm West Bank’s Hebron as Israeli army starts days-long lockdown

By Ayse Betul Aytekin · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

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Israeli forces have launched a 4-day counterterrorism operation in Hebron, targeting suspected terrorist infrastructure and weapons, as part of a planned operation. Military vehicles have stormed the city, and Palestinian residents are allowed to leave through designated exit points. The operation is described as "targeted and limited" and aims to locate and dismantle the suspected infrastructure and weapons. The military has not provided information on casualties or the cause of the gunfight.

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Operation aims to locate and dismantle suspected terrorist infrastructure and weapons.: Operation aims to locate and dismantle suspected terrorist infrastructure and weapons.
No information provided on casualties or the cause of the gunfight.: No information provided on casualties or the cause of the gunfight.

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Around 20 Israeli military vehicles stormed the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported, citing its correspondents on the ground.

The Israeli military said on Friday it had launched a “counterterrorism” operation in the Hebron area after two Israeli soldiers were killed in a gunfight near the city.

In a statement, the military said it aims to locate and dismantle what it called “terrorist infrastructure and weapons.”

It described the operation as “targeted and limited” to the area, and said it was likely to last several days.

Palestinian residents of Hebron would be allowed to leave only through “three designated exit points”, after being questioned and screened by Israeli soldiers, the military added.

Israeli occupation forces storm Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, in large numbers, coinciding with the announcement of a military operation expected to last for days. https://t.co/KnPGtD9HVo

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 23, 2026

Original source: www.middleeasteye.net

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Operation aims to locate and dismantle suspected terrorist infrastructure and weapons.: Operation aims to locate and dismantle suspected terrorist infrastructure and weapons.
No information provided on casualties or the cause of the gunfight.: No information provided on casualties or the cause of the gunfight.

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Operation aims to locate and dismantle suspected terrorist infrastructure and weapons.: Operation aims to locate and dismantle suspected terrorist infrastructure and weapons.
No information provided on casualties or the cause of the gunfight.: No information provided on casualties or the cause of the gunfight.

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