UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed “deep concern” over escalating violence and widespread Israeli-imposed closures affecting Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, he said, according to TRT World.

On Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an “immediate closure” of Hebron and instructed security forces to prepare for a “full lockdown” across the West Bank following a gun battle in the city. Israel locked down the occupied West Bank after the Hebron shooting, Al Jazeera reported. Guterres condemned the record number of attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in 2026, according to spokesman Dujarric.