# Why is Israel launching a new military operation in the occupied West Bank?

https://mins.news/en/item/113823

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-24 09:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/24/why-is-israel-launching-a-new-military-operation-in-the-occupied-west-bank?traffic_source=rss

> Israeli forces have begun a days-long operation in the Hebron area, planning mass arrests, home demolitions and forced displacement. It follows an attack near a Hebron checkpoint that killed two Israeli soldiers. Netanyahu said troops would search homes door to door and vowed to “destroy this place.”

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