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Adi Ronen Argov8 min read

Data, January 1, 2026 - May 15, 2026 – The West Bank

Killed Palestinians

1. During the first two weeks of May 2026, killed:

ChildrenAdults
26

2. During April 2026, killed:

ChildrenWomenMen
516

3. Since the beginning of 2026, 63 people have been killed, including:

ChildrenWomenElderlyPrisonersJournalists
135231

‣ 17 bodies are being held by the military;

‣ 17 were killed by colonists or during colonist raids.

4. Since October 7, 2023, 954 people have been killed, including:

ChildrenWomenElderlyParamedicsJournalistsPrisoners
21719182139

‣ 279 bodies are being held by the military;

‣ 17 were killed while allegedly attempting to cross the Separation Wall ("livelihood fatalities");

‣ Since the beginning of 2025, Israel has killed an average of one child every week in The West Bank.

Killed Israelis

1. No Israeli casualties during 2026.

Injured Palestinians

1. During the first two weeks of May, injured:

ChildrenAdults
20120

2. During April, injured:

ChildrenAdults
34176

3. Since the beginning of 2026, 1,109 people have been injured.

4. Since October 7, 2023, 12,775 people have been injured.

‣ 290 were injured while attempting to cross the Separation Wall;

‣ According to UNICEF, since the beginning of 2025 (through the end of March 2026), 850 children in The West Bank have been injured;

‣ Breakdown by cause of injury (as of March 30, 2026):

ViolenceTeargasLive fireShrapnelStone throwingRubber bullets
35%Beatings, batons and rifle butt strikes.30%22%7%4%2%

Injured Israelis

1. Since the beginning of the year through April 22, 2026, 20 people have been injured.

Palestinian Prisoners

‣ Since 1967, Israel has detained or arrested 20% of The West Bank population.

1. Arrests:

‣ Since the beginning of 2026, 1,670 people have been arrested (as of March 31, 2026), including:

MinorsWomen
12067

‣ Since October 7, 2023, 22,987 people have been arrested (as of April 30, 2026), including approximately 1,800 children, some as young as 10. This represents an 83% increase compared to the equivalent period before October 7, 2023.

2. Data on child arrests (source: Euro-Med Monitor):

‣ During detention, among detained minors:

No reason for arrest providedBeaten during detentionArrested from home during the night
89%73%65%

‣ During interrogation, among interrogated minors:

Without family presentNo translation of documentsStripped during interrogationThreatened
94%73%Forced to sign Hebrew forms without knowing the language69%46%Threats against family members

‣ During imprisonment, among imprisoned minors:

BeatenHeld in solitary confinementNo adequate nutritionAdministrative detainees
86%60%Prolonged periods of isolation58%51%Without charges or legal proceedings

3. Prisoners:

‣ As of early May 2026, 9,384 Palestinians are imprisoned in Israeli detention facilities, including:

Prisoners serving sentencesDetaineesAdministrative detainees"Unlawful combatants"
1,3103,4153,3761,283
Serving prison sentencesUnder legal proceedingsHeld without charges or legal proceedingsHeld without charges or legal proceedings

‣ Among those imprisoned:

ChildrenWomen
350862 are minors.
180 are administrative detainees.25 are administrative detainees.2 are minors.
3 are pregnant.2 are minors.

‣ 10 new severe reports since the beginning of 2026 regarding attacks on women in Damon Prison.

4. Torture, assaults and abuse:

‣ Severe reports of starvation, physical and psychological torture, sexual assaults, medical neglect, poor hygiene, overcrowding and the spread of skin diseases (The New York Times, Physicians for Human Rights, B'Tselem, Euro-Med Monitor);

‣ Reports of increased use of solitary confinement. In 2024, 4,493 prisoners were placed in isolation - nearly three times the number in 2023. This included 199 children and 25 women (Haaretz, Nir Hasson - Hebrew);

‣ More than half of children aged 12-17 surveyed by Save the Children International reported sexual assault that they experienced or witnessed during imprisonment;

‣ Since October 7, 2023, 39 prisoners have died, including 2 minors.

Colonist Attacks

1. During April 2026, 540 colonist attacks were documented, including:

Harm to people, property or bothKilledInjured
1543113

2. Since the beginning of 2026, 2,016 attacks have been documented, including:

Harm to people, property or bothAttacks on villages, towns and communities
800220
Average of 6 attacks per day.107 targeted Bedouin communities.

‣ These attacks resulted in:

KilledInjuredDisplaced from homes
14490Average of 4 injuries per day.1,9881,193 (60%) were in the Palestinian Jordan Valley.

‣ The attacks included damage to agricultural infrastructure (field crops, irrigation systems, agricultural buildings), arson attacks on homes and property, beatings, theft of sheep and cattle, shootings, stone throwing, destruction of more than 60 water and sanitation facilities and disruption of water supply for people, livestock and agriculture.

3. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA OPT) documented colonist attacks during 2023-2025.

◦ Results of the attacks:

Harm to people, property or bothDisplacedTrees uprootedVehicles damaged
4,5755,900 people69,000 trees2,200 vehicles

◦ Harm to people:

50 killed4,618 injured
24killed by colonists3,022injured by the military
17killed by the military during colonist attacks1,567injured by colonists
9cases where it remains undetermined whether colonists or the military were responsible29cases where responsibility remains undetermined

‣ Violence peaks in October, during the olive harvest season. October 2025 was the most severe month, with 276 attacks;

‣ 117 communities were displaced. Of those, 45 communities comprising 3,500 people were entirely displaced;

‣ From the beginning of 2025 through the end of April 2026, colonists stole approximately 12,000 sheep and cattle from Palestinians.

4. Government support, construction and development:

‣ 750,000 colonists live in 141 colonies and 224 outposts in The West Bank and East Jerusalem;

‣ The government approved allocation of 1.075 billion shekels for road infrastructure development and access roads to outposts in The West Bank;

‣ A plan to build 60,000 housing units in colonies over three years.

House Demolitions and Displaced Persons

1. During the first two weeks of May:

Structures demolishedResidents displaced
6755 people, including 34 children

2. Since the beginning of 2026, 449 structures have been demolished. More than 69% of the structures were used for livelihoods (shops, businesses and agricultural structures) and infrastructure (water pumping and irrigation), meaning the impact extends beyond the number of displaced persons.

‣ Reasons for demolition:

Lack of building permitsCollective punishmentOther
427811Including "security" reasons.

3. Displacement:

‣ 1,800 residents in Silwan face eviction threats, primarily in the Batn al-Hawa and Al-Bustan neighborhoods. During the past month, 15 apartments were evacuated;

‣ 85 schools across The West Bank are under threat of demolition;

‣ All figures above exclude the 33,362 displaced residents from Jenin refugee camp, Tulkarm refugee camp and Nur Shams refugee camp displaced during a military operation in January-February 2025 and who have still not been allowed to return home.

Movement Restrictions

1. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA OPT) published movement restriction data as of December 2025:

Permanently staffed checkpointsPartially staffed checkpointsIron gates at settlement entrancesEarth moundsOther
89Always staffed day and night218232167On agricultural roads or locality entrances219Various movement restriction measures

 ‣ A total of 925 movement restriction or blockage measures affecting the freedom of movement of 3.4 million people.

◦ Intermittently staffed checkpoints:

Permanently locked iron gatesIntermittent iron gatesTotal
6290218

◦ Iron gates at locality entrances:

Permanently closedTotal
154232

‣ 14,000 people are trapped between the Separation Wall and the Green Line and must coordinate all movement in and out of their localities with the military.

2. Prevention of education or access to education:

‣ Following the destruction of Jenin refugee camp, Tulkarm refugee camp and Nur Shams refugee camp in January-February 2025, 1,600 students have still not been integrated into formal educational frameworks due to lack of space in areas to which they were displaced;

‣ In Masafer Yatta, 55 students were blocked from reaching the school in Umm al-Khair and were also attacked by the military with teargas while attempting to reach classes;

‣ In Jerusalem, following the closure of UNRWA educational institutions, 200 students remain without formal educational frameworks.

Umm al-Khair

Attacks on the Healthcare System

1. Attacks on clinics, hospitals and ambulances (according to World Health Organization data):

‣ In 2025:

ClinicsHospitalsAmbulances on evacuation missions
23325208

‣ Since the beginning of 2026:

ClinicsHospitalsAmbulances on evacuation missions
38533

Sources

Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War