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Issa Amro near his home in Hebron, in 2021. 'They told me I had to leave, pack things and not come back without their permission,' he said. Credit: Hadas Parush Published by Haaretz
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IDF soldiers demanded that Issa Amro leave his home in the Israeli-controlled part of the city for the war's durations. Other Palestinians living in the that part of Hebron say there is practically 'a complete ban on going outside' as the IDF seeks to control movement in the city

by Hagar Shezaf for Haaretz
Oct 24, 2023

The Israel Defense Forces over this past weekend ordered Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro to leave his home in the Israeli-controlled part of Hebron.

Soldiers came to Amro’s house last Wednesday to advise him that it would be best to leave for the duration of the war in Gaza. Two days later, soldiers and police officers returned, this time to say that he was now ordered to evacuate, saying he had hosted guests there.

Other Palestinian residents say that since the start of the fighting with Hamas, the IDF has imposed stricter limits on movement that had made it difficult to buy food, and that they are suffering increased harassment by soldiers and settlers living in the Israeli sector.

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