“Israel’s” operation in Hebron, centered on Jabal Jawhar, is officially counterterrorism but widely seen as a move to consolidate control and expand settlements.

In a move that effectively ends the “status quo” arrangement in place at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron since 1967, the Israeli Occupation stripped the Palestinian Waqf of its authority over the site and transferred control to a settler council.

Amid “Israel’s” West Bank annexation plans, a controversial Hebron emirate proposal linked to Israeli backing aims to divide Palestinians and undermine two-state negotiations.

During his interview with Al-Estiklal, Palestinian journalist, human rights activist, and founder Youth Against Settlements, Issa Amro, said the city of Hebron (al-Khalil), in the southern West Bank, is currently suffering from Israeli settlement aggression more than ever before, stressing that the PA takes no action to deter such occupation.