Palestinians rally in Hebron, demanding return home amid 10-day Israeli operation

HEBRON, WEST BANK, PALESTINE - NOV. 1: Dozens of displaced Palestinians held a protest in West Bank, Hebron, demanding to be allowed to return home on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Protesters who were forced to flee their homes by the Israeli army due to an ongoing 10-day military operation of gathered at the Al-Jalda intersection.

They carried banners calling for an immediate return to their residences and demanding an end to the ongoing raids and displacement.

Israeli authorities have issued 9,518 demolition or stop-work notices against Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank since the start of 2015, a Palestinian government commission said Saturday.

Hebron accounted for the largest share, with 2,697 notices, followed by Bethlehem with 1,310, Ramallah and al-Bireh with 1,118, and Jerusalem with 929.

The UN office records demolitions carried out on grounds including the lack of Israeli-issued building permits, as punitive measures or during military operations.