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IDF Launches Multi-Day Hebron Operation After Deadly Shooting at Judea Junction
Spot report following alert: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Hebron counter-terrorism operation, 24 October 2026. Original alert
Situation
Today (Saturday 24 October) the IDF launched a large-scale, multi-day counter-terrorism operation in Hebron's Jabal Johar neighbourhood, after a shooting at Judea Junction killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. The attackers, since killed, were linked to Hamas and the Khalil al-Rahman Brigade. The operation deployed the Judea Brigade alongside Shin Bet, Border Police and Israel Police, encircling the area, searching roughly 350 structures and arresting 14 suspects.
In scale — hundreds of structures searched, several agencies involved, sustained duration — it resembles Operation Iron Wall, the 2022 Jenin raid that likewise combined military and intelligence assets with mass searches and arrests. The difference is the trigger. Iron Wall was pre-emptive; the Hebron operation answers a specific lethal attack.
Israeli forces have imposed roadblocks, restricted civilian movement and demolished homes in the Farsh al-Hawa area, displacing residents and cutting access to services. The Palestinian Authority (PA) condemned the demolitions as collective punishment and has shown no sign of security coordination with Israeli forces. That adversarial posture contrasts with the occasional PA–Israel cooperation seen in other Area A incursions.
Sources
- arynews.tv, 2026-10-24
- thehindu.com, 2026-10-24
- en.wikipedia.org, 2026-10-24
- en.wikipedia.org; jpost.com; en.wikipedia.org, 2026-10-24
- i24news.tv; en.wikipedia.org; jpost.com, 2026-10-24
- en.wikipedia.org, 2026-10-24
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