Friday, August 21, 2026 – The West Bank
Killed
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 586), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 580), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 566), Qusra (Day 13).
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Tubas, Jericho, Bethlehem, Zababdeh, Beit Ummar, Kafr Qallil, Deir Sammit, Nablus, Sa'ir, Awarta. Daytime raids carried out in Tell, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Beit Furik, Aboud, Izbat at-Tabib, Ya'bad, Idna, Tayasir, Madama, Shufa, Zeita, Beit Fajjar, Surda, Umm Salamuna, Silwad, Tuqu'a, Al Far'a refugee camp, Beit 'Anan. At least 14 arrested, including a minor and two women.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Bethlehem – Night raid on a home.
2. Umm Salamuna, south of Bethlehem – Raid on a home.
3. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem – Clashes.
4. Jenin – Night raid on several homes in the eastern neighborhood. During a raid on the home of Fathi Hazem (father of two martyrs and a well-known activist), the force shot him dead, claiming he attempted to stab them during his arrest. Ambulance access was prevented and his body was seized.
5. Zababdeh, south of Jenin – Night raid near the university with live fire deployed. A 14-year-old seriously wounded.
6. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin – Conversion of additional homes into military posts.
7. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron – Night raid on the home of the Orphans' Association. Clashes erupted subsequently.
8. Idna, west of Hebron – Gunfire near the separation wall.
9. Tubas – Night raid on a home.
10. Tayasir, east of Tubas – Clashes.
11. Beit 'Anan, north-west of Jerusalem – Raid with massive tear gas deployment, igniting a fire.
12. Izbat at-Tabib, east of Qalqilya – Raid on several homes.
13. Surda, west of Salfit – Raid and attack on residents.
14. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes.
15. Aboud, north-west of Ramallah – Clashes.
16. Madama, south of Nablus – Clashes.
17. Tell, south-west of Nablus – Raid on a home and its conversion into a military post.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Sa'ir, north of Hebron – An armed colonist patrol invades the village in the Khamrush area. Residents confront them and the colonists open fire and set a home on fire. A 17-year-old was killed and another resident wounded.
2. as-Samu, south of Hebron – A drone flown by colonists attacks shepherds and their flocks in Khirbet al Kharaba.
3. Shuafat refugee camp, north-east of Jerusalem – A colonist attacks a resident with pepper spray.
4. Bir al Maskoob, east of Jerusalem – Saboteurs at the Bedouin community's water pump.
5. Biddu, north-west of Jerusalem – A child wounded by stones thrown at vehicles.
6. Wadi al-Rakhim, Masafer Yatta – Arson of land and agricultural equipment.
7. Deir Istiya, north-west of Salfit – Colonists broke into a home near the outpost evacuated last night and vandalized its contents. Farmers prevented from reaching their land.
8. Al-Mughayyir (Ramallah), north-east of Ramallah – Stones thrown. Damage to an ambulance.
9. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – A resident attacked and beaten.
10. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – 13th day of the siege on the homes. Colonists move about the area unhindered.
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), Matan Golan, 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



