More than 3,000 Palestinians have already been driven from their homes in Hebron, a city currently under a strict military lockdown. The situation has intensified ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli elections, with senior officials, including Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, openly advocating for a campaign similar to the ongoing siege in Gaza. Mustafa Tamaizeh of Oxfam International described the current environment as a deliberate assault on the economic survival of farming families, particularly during the critical olive harvest season.
The International Commission to Support Palestinian Rights and B'Tselem have joined the chorus of condemnation, labeling the military raids, road closures, and settler violence as collective punishment. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has also raised alarms, citing the specter of ethnic cleansing and calling for the protection of Palestinian rights to self-determination. Organizations like the Community Peacemaker Teams are urging the international community to move beyond rhetoric and take binding steps to halt the systematic demolition of neighborhoods and the displacement of civilian populations.
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