Ajith Sunghay, head of UN Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, highlighted that Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing their fourth year and fourth winter of chronic displacement in flimsy tents while under continuous fire.

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A 10-day Israeli military operation in Hebron displaced over 3,000 Palestinian residents and 537 families, forced at least 317 shops to close, and affected about 800,000 people, according to the United Nations, local Palestinian officials, and Hebron Governorate

Israeli forces in Gaza appear to treat the 'yellow line' demarcation boundary as a kill zone, preventing displaced Palestinians from returning to their homes on the other side.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on October 30, 2026 that Israeli forces squeezing Palestinians into ever-smaller areas of Gaza while destroying civilian infrastructure raises grave concerns of ethnic cleansing.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned that Israeli threats to empty and erase entire neighborhoods in Hebron raise serious concerns of ethnic cleansing.

Ajith Sunghay, head of UN Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, stated that Palestinians displaced before the Gaza ceasefire have little prospect of returning to areas beyond the yellow line.

Following an October 24, 2026 Palestinian gunmen attack that killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Hebron, Israeli military operations forcibly displaced approximately 3,000 to 3,189 residents from the Ein Deir Baha and Al-Jaladah neighborhoods.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that Israel's ongoing forcible transfer of Palestinians within the Gaza Strip constitutes a war crime that may amount to a crime against humanity.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that Israel must facilitate the safe and dignified return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in Gaza.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights documented a westward expansion of Israeli military deployment areas over late October 2026 in Al Shujaiyeh, Gaza City, as well as eastern Al Bureij, eastern Deir Al-Balah, and eastern Al Maghazi.

An Israeli military operation in Hebron displaced over 3,000 Palestinian residents from their homes, according to a United Nations statement released on October 26, 2026.

Displaced Palestinian residents in Hebron reported that Israeli road blockages severely hindered access to essential medical care during the October 2026 military operation.

UN associate spokesperson Shirin Yaseen warned on October 29, 2026 that viral meningitis is spreading across the Gaza Strip due to severe overcrowding and damaged water and sanitation networks.

UN rights chief Volker Turk called on Israel to permit displaced Hebron residents to return home and provide compensation for unlawful evictions and demolitions.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in Cairo that unrelenting evictions and surging settler violence in the occupied West Bank create an increasingly coercive environment where the spectre of ethnic cleansing looms.

A World Health Organization report cited by the UN noted that acute respiratory infections remained the most prevalent health condition reported in Gaza during September 2026.

Spanish Senator Josu Estarrona Elizondo was among the members of the Progressive International delegation barred from entering the West Bank on October 26, 2026.

Israeli military operations since January 2025 caused the largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank since 1967, leaving 34,176 Palestinians displaced as of August 2026

UN Commission Chair Srinivasan Muralidhar stated that intentional killings and home destructions by Israel in the West Bank form part of a broader strategy to exterminate and displace Palestinians

Municipal authorities in Hebron reported that an October 2026 Israeli military operation in the West Bank displaced more than 3,000 people

Following the October 23, 2026 checkpoint shooting near Hebron, Israeli military forces forcibly displaced approximately 2,000 to 2,200 Palestinian residents from their homes in Hebron