Israeli forces and settlers besiege Hebron

Israeli troops raided the offices of an activist group that monitors human rights violations by Israeli military forces and Jewish settlers, and took over homes in neighbouring districts, a rights group and residents told Al Jazeera.

"The area is besieged," Issa Amro, coordinator of
Youth Against Settlements in the Old City of Hebron, told Al Jazeera by telephone on Saturday.
Amro said dozens of Israeli settlers gathered outside the building, celebrating the raid and chanting for Israeli troops to kill the Palestinians.

"They are rejoicing that they took over my home and building," he said.



"One of the soldiers said that they were [raiding the home] as punishment for speaking to the international media about what's happening in Hebron."

The raid took place hours after Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in several Hebron neighbourhoods.
Settlers also attempted to kidnap a Palestinian resident, according to local media reports.

Israeli soldiers also occupied several family homes in Hebron's Tel Rumeida neighbourhood, according to locals.

"The [Israeli] soldiers banged on our door at 5am and said they had an order to take over our home for 24 hours," Shada Haddad told Al Jazeera by telephone, adding that the troops forced the five family members into a single room.
Explaining that 20 soldiers had taken over the home, Haddad said that she, her parents and two siblings were not allowed to go to the bathroom without the soldiers' permission.

Haddad, who is 25 years old, was eventually allowed to leave the house to get food, but she was unable to return due to violent clashes between Israeli soldiers and settlers and Palestinian youth near her neighbourhood. 
"The settlers were chanting 'Death to Arabs'," she said.
 
Arwa Abu Heikal, another resident of Hebron's Tel Rumeida neighbourhood, said settlers had attacked her residence and her neighbours' homes.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/israeli-forces-settlers-besiege-hebron-151107143253431.html
"It is terrifying here right now," she told Al Jazeera. "The area is full of soldiers. They are even on my roof right now."
Contacted by Al Jazeera, the Israeli military declined to comment on the situation in Hebron.

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How on eath does a claim of a raid equate to Hebron being under siege?

There is a simple fact why many check points have been set up in the area, as there has been 20 stabbings and shootings recently in Hebron. Though how the IDF can besige a city of 175,000 people with so few men, would be a neat trick. This again is a poor headline, where again it has no meirt. It ignores the fact there has been so many terrorist attacks there. There certainly is tension because of this, so what do they expect the Israeli's to do? They have set up check points to protect the 600 jewish residents, but in this instance it would be better placed to remove them to safety.

Anyway this is a good article on the situation there.
Which gives both sides of the claims made.