After heavy street battles, the Egyptian army defeated the rebels of Hebron,[2] and afterward subjected its inhabitants to violence following the fall of the city.

[6][7] The peasants' revolt in 1834 was a popular uprising against conscription and disarmament measures applied by Ibrahim Pasha that took five months to quell.

In the preceding year, under a rule imposing the conscription of one-fifth of the male population, 500 Hebronites were drafted into the Egyptian army because they were needed to fight ‘the Nazarene nations’.

[10] As Ibrahim Pasha struggled to quash the rebellion, local forces from Nablus and Jerusalem concentrated on making a last stand in Hebron.

Egyptian gunners blew up the castle defences, and, on entering the city, massacred both Muslims and Jews (though the latter played no role in the rebellion), having been given six hours to enjoy the fruits of their victory.

Ibraham Pasha "unleashed his troops to loot, pillage, murder, and rape in revenge and to terrorize the inhabitants so as to quash any thoughts of a repeat of their actions against his government".

Synagogues were desecrated,[23] houses were ransacked, and valuable items were stolen[24] leaving the Jewish community of Hebron destitute.