The Daily File

So that we won't say we didn't know

Adi Ronen Argov2 min read

Friday, March 20, 2026 – The West Bank

General

1. First day of Eid al-Fitr.

2. Al-Aqsa compound closed, 21st consecutive day. Severe restrictions on prayers at the Al Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs) in Hebron.

Herod’s Gate, Jerusalem

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (432nd consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (426th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (412th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Beit Ummar, Aqraba, Al-Bireh, Jalazone refugee camp, Al Far'a refugee camp, Usarin, Huwara, Al-Auja. During the day, they raided Dura, Anata, Beit Furik, Beita, Al Khader, Hebron, Deir Jarir, Silwad, Urif. At least 4 were arrested, including a minor.

Beit Furik

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Jenin refugee camp - prevention of access to the cemetery (a holiday custom is visiting family graves).

2. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - night raid on homes.

3. Dura, south-west of Hebron - violent raid. 3 injured from beatings, including a girl.

4. Al Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas - night raid on homes.

5. East Jerusalem - worshipers and celebrants attacked at Damascus Gate and Herod’s Gate using stun grenades, batons, and teargas, despite the presence of many children.

6. Silwan, East Jerusalem - raid on the al-Batan al-Hawa neighborhood. Road closed and a family facing eviction prevented from reaching their residential building.

7. Beita, south of Nablus - raid involving live fire.

Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Raba, south-east of Jenin - colonists raid the village.

2. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - colonists raid a girls’ school, breaking the entrance door and vandalize property.

3. As-Sawiya, south of Nablus - colonists attack a female farmer.


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