Israeli forces are maintaining their siege on Hebron for the tenth consecutive day, with threats to expand the offensive and continued displacement of Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank.
The lockdown was imposed following an attack on October 23 near Hebron in which two Israeli soldiers were killed.
More than 3,300 Palestinians have since been displaced or affected, with homes destroyed and businesses shut, according to the local municipality.
Hebron's mayor, Yousef al-Jabari, said daily economic losses are estimated to exceed 12 million shekels ($3.8 million), with more than $1.9 million in infrastructure damage and losses in the health and environmental sectors estimated at approximately $160,000.
He said Israeli forces have demolished 15 homes and other structures and forced 327 businesses to close. Around 80,000 students have been unable to attend school for ten days.
Al-Jabari said Hebron accounts for approximately 40 percent of the Palestinian economy and described the siege as "collective punishment."
Palestinian families in and around the city fear the army could soon extend its attacks.
Israeli arrests of Palestinians in Hebron and other cities in the occupied West Bank continued on Sunday. Israeli forces arrested 10 Palestinian teachers in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, and seized their vehicle, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Video shared by Palestinian media and verified by sources showed the Israeli military raiding a school run by the United Nations in the Shuafat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem.
The United Nations humanitarian office, OCHA, said Israeli settlers carried out 397 attacks on Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in October, the highest monthly figure since monitoring began in 2006, according to Wafa.
Between October 20 and 26, settler attacks targeted 49 Palestinian communities, mostly while Palestinians were harvesting olives on their land.
Nine children were among 57 Palestinians injured by settlers and Israeli forces during that period: 34 were hurt by military gunfire and physical assaults, and 23 in settler attacks.
Since the start of 2015, Israeli authorities have issued 9,518 demolition or stop-work notices against Palestinian property in the occupied West Bank, according to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. The Palestinian government body added that 344 of those notices were issued in the first nine months of this year.
