![Israeli soldiers block roads and restrict Palestinian movement as illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, carry out a raid in the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank on December 20, 2025. [Amer Shallodi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AA-20251220-40034943-40034931-ILLEGAL_ISRAELI_SETTLERS_RAID_THE_CITY_OF_HEBRON_WEST_BANK_UNDER_THE_PROTECTION_OF_ISRAELI_FORCES-1.jpg)
A group of illegal Israeli settlers stormed the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. Israeli soldiers provided protection and escorted the settlers during the raid on the Old City area, imposing heavy security measures. Such raids are a recurring practice, with Israeli settlers carrying out raids under the protection and escort of Israeli army forces. The Israeli army has escalated its attacks in the occupied West Bank since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023. Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least 1,097 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, injured nearly 11,000, and detained around 21,000 since October 2023, according to Palestinian figures. In a landmark opinion last July, […]
