Gaza's Civil Defence agency reported that Israeli forces carried out massive explosions and indiscriminate gunfire near the Yellow Line, damaging hundreds of displaced persons' tents.

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Two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in an attack at a checkpoint near Hebron before Israeli forces killed both attackers

The Palestinian Authority called for international pressure on Israel to protect Palestinian residents in Hebron affected by the Israeli military operation

The Israel Defense Forces announced the closure of all land crossings with the West Bank on Israel's general election day on October 27, 2026

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

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered the immediate demolition of a row of illegal Palestinian structures in Hebron following the October 23, 2026 shooting attack that killed two Israeli soldiers

Defence Minister Israel Katz stated that displaced Palestinian residents in Hebron will not be permitted to return until military forces resolve all Hamas issues in the city

Hamas praised the October 23, 2026 checkpoint shooting near Hebron that killed two Israeli soldiers, though the group did not claim direct responsibility for the attack

Effective October 25, 2026, the Israeli military banned Palestinian workers from entering Israeli communities and settlements in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged an Israeli military operation in the West Bank on a scale not seen since Israel first occupied the West Bank in 1967

The Palestinian Authority characterized Israeli military actions in Hebron—including home demolitions, forced evacuations, and city blockades—as collective punishment

Hebron Mayor Youssef al-Jaabari stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the military crackdown in Hebron following the October 23, 2026 shooting to secure far-right and settler votes ahead of Tuesday's election

Former Israeli military intelligence specialist Danny Citrinowicz accused Israel of rushing into another military conflict with Iran without revamping its strategy

On October 18, 2026, Israeli military vehicles fired toward displaced Palestinians' tents in al-Mawasi in Rafah, while artillery shelled areas northeast of Khan Younis.

Hundreds of Palestinians attended a mass funeral and procession in Gaza City on October 18, 2026 for 75 victims whose remains were recovered from destroyed buildings in Al-Daraj and buried at Sheikh Radwan Cemetery.

Recovery teams in Gaza face severe obstacles retrieving bodies due to Israeli supply restrictions and a lack of heavy machinery and forensic equipment.

On October 18, 2026, a Palestinian girl, Misk Hazem al-Dalou, died after Israeli forces opened fire at tents housing displaced people in the Maghazi refugee camp.

The Palestinian Ministry of Justice reported that more than 10,000 people have been missing in Gaza since late 2023.

Gaza Civil Defence spokesperson Abdullah al-Majdalawi stated that the 75 recovered remains belonged to members of approximately 20 Palestinian families, including displaced persons.

According to World Food Programme and Integrated Food Security Phase Classification assessments in October 2026, 1.4 million Palestinians in Gaza, or roughly two-thirds of the population, face crisis-level acute food insecurity or worse, including 200,000 in emergency conditions.

One year after the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire agreement, promised reconstruction has not begun, 80 percent of Gaza's population remains unemployed, and Israeli forces hold over 60 percent of the territory.