Under the 1997 Hebron Agreement, the Hebron Municipality oversaw planning and construction across the city, including the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the adjoining Ibrahimi Mosque.

The move shifts planning authority in Jewish Hebron and key holy sites to Israeli bodies, ending decades-old arrangements tied to the 1997 protocol and Oslo process

Amid intensifying military raids in the city, revoking the 1997 protocol gives the Israeli state full construction control over Hebron's key sites, such as Ibrahimi Mosque