The United Nations, Palestinian officials, and human rights organizations have condemned Israel's military operations in Hebron, stating that they have led to the displacement of Palestinians. Meanwhile, far-right Israeli ministers have expressed support for these actions. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for operations to proceed "exactly according to the Gaza model," while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded the "dismantling" of the Palestinian Authority and tighter restrictions on Palestinians. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, stated that the blockade would turn every city and village into "small prisons," constituting collective punishment that would "lead to an explosion." Mayy El Sheikh, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, called this "another episode in endless suffocating measures" that make Palestinian lives "increasingly unbearable." The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem warned that these plans constitute "collective punishment and acts that may amount to war crimes." Hamas described the operation as an extension of Israeli "criminal aggression."