{"id":9183,"date":"2026-01-19T16:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9183"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:19:12","slug":"israel-launches-large-scale-military-raid-in-occupied-west-banks-hebron-israel-palestine-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9183","title":{"rendered":"Israel launches \u2018large-scale\u2019 military raid in occupied West Bank\u2019s Hebron | Israel-Palestine conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Hundreds of soldiers backed by armoured vehicles raid the Palestinian city, imposing a lockdown and installing new iron gates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 19 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">19 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The Israeli military has launched a \u201clarge-scale\u201d operation in Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, deploying hundreds of soldiers and heavy machinery in a move that has paralysed the city\u2019s southern districts.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement issued on Monday, the Israeli army and the internal security service, Shin Bet, confirmed the offensive, stating it aims to \u201cthwart terror infrastructure\u201d and confiscate weapons in the Jebel Johar area.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The army warned the operation would continue for \u201cseveral days\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"defensive-shield-tactics\">\u2018Defensive Shield\u2019 tactics<\/h2>\n<p>Reporting from the scene, Al Jazeera Arabic\u2019s correspondent Montaser Nassar described a state of total lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in the so-called southern region of Hebron, which has been under a curfew since dawn,\u201d Nassar said. \u201cThere is an intensive deployment of occupation forces \u2026 including bulldozers and tracked armoured vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe witnessed tracked armoured vehicles \u2026 the last time we saw these in Hebron was during the second Intifada during [Israeli] Operation Defensive Shield,\u201d he said, noting the significance of the heavy equipment.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dividing-the-divided\">\u2018Dividing the divided\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>While the army cited \u201ccounterterrorism goals\u201d, Nassar observed soldiers installing new metal barriers, warning of a long-term tightening of control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey brought in iron gates a short while ago, and this is the dangerous part,\u201d Nassar said. \u201cIt seems that what is happening on the ground is a prelude to dividing the already divided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video footage verified by local sources showed Israeli forces closing the Tariq bin Ziyad roundabout with cement blocks and earth mounds. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported at least seven arrests.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mosque-under-pressure\">Mosque under pressure<\/h2>\n<p>Nassar pointed out that the raid is taking place less than half a kilometre from the Ibrahimi Mosque, following recent Israeli moves to strip Palestinian authority over the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis comes after a decision to ban the director of the Ibrahimi Mosque \u2026 for 15 days,\u201d Nassar explained, noting that management of the site is being transferred to the Israeli Civil Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, more than 1,080 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, about 11,000 injured, and some 20,500 arrested, according to official Palestinian sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of soldiers backed by armoured vehicles raid the Palestinian city, imposing a lockdown and installing new iron gates. 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