Five Palestinians were injured Wednesday after Israeli soldiers beat them in Hebron, said Palestinian medical officials, as the Israeli occupation went ahead with its multi-day military operation in the southern West Bank city.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said crews transported five people to a hospital after they were assaulted by Israeli occupation forces during a continuing incursion into the Jabal Jawhar area.
On Monday, the Israeli army announced the launch of a multi-day military operation in Hebron involving Shin Bet and Border Police, with the operation focusing in Jabal Jawhar.
Israeli Occupation Forces Maintain Southern Hebron Closure as Aggression Enters Third Day#Palestine #WestBank pic.twitter.com/qltaaMaPjW
— Palestine International Broadcast (@PBI_PS) January 22, 2026
Separately, thousands of Palestinians surged into shops Wednesday in southern Hebron to purchase food and basic supplies after the occupation army partially lifted a curfew that had been in place since early Monday.
Israeli occupation forces withdrew from some neighborhoods and eased the curfew for about three hours, allowing shops to reopen as residents hurried to restock essential goods, Palestinian media reported, citing witnesses.
Palestinians in the southern neighborhoods of Hebron secure their food supplies despite the ongoing Israeli military invasion and strict curfew.#Israel pic.twitter.com/njzPGHCbMg
— Al-Jarmaq News (@Aljarmaqnetnews) January 22, 2026
The operation is being carried out in the part of Hebron under Israeli control, known as H2, under the 1997 Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron between the Israeli occupation authorities and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The area includes neighborhoods surrounding the Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque.
Israeli occupation forces and illegal settlers have killed at least 1,107 Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, injured nearly 11,000, and detained 21,000 since October 2023, Palestinian figures showed.
The International Court of Justice declared Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal in a landmark opinion last July, and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Source: Palestinian media (edited by Al-Manar)