The Daily File

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

Adi Ronen Argov4 min read

Friday, May 15, 2026 – The West Bank

General

1. 78th Nakba Day.

Killed

1. Fahd Zidan Oweis, 15, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya.

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (488th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (482nd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (468th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Kafr Qaddum, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Al-Mughayyir, Deir Jarir, Al Burj, Nablus and Birzeit. During the day, they raided Dura, East Jerusalem, ad-Dhahiriya, Shu'fat refugee camp, Jaba', Beit Fajjar, Al Arroub refugee camp, Al Khader, Dheisheh refugee camp, Shuqba, Tuqu'a, Bethlehem, Nahalin, Burin, Beit Furik and Usarin. At least 21 were arrested, including a minor, an elderly person and a woman.

The Old City of Jerusalem

Army Attacks on Palestinians

1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - clashes.

2. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem - clashes.

3. Al Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - clashes.

4. Al-Aqsa, East Jerusalem - severe restrictions imposed on the number of worshipers during Friday prayers. Nine worshipers, including a woman, were arrested.

5. Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya - clashes.

6. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah - night raid on homes. Clashes later developed.

7. Nablus - an undercover force raided a house in the Yasmina neighborhood. An elderly man, the father of a wanted person, was arrested.

8. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - clashes.

9. Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus - prevented prayers in a mosque.

10. Usarin, south of Nablus - clashes.

11. Burin, south of Nablus - clashes.

12. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - raid on the town. Israeli forces shot and injured a 15-year-old. They prevented an ambulance from evacuating him until he died from his injuries, and seized the body. According to the army, he had thrown stones.

Demolitions and Blockages

1. as-Samu', north-east of Hebron - roads blocked with dirt mounds.

2. Silwan, East Jerusalem - a resident was forced to demolish her home.

Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Al Maniya, south-east of Bethlehem - attacked a family home and injured an elderly woman.

2. Hammamat al Maleh, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - colonists held a picnic on the ruins of abandoned Palestinian homes whose residents had been forced to leave due to colonist violence.

3. Raba, south-east of Jenin - grazed livestock on village land.

4. Hebron - stones thrown at homes in Wadi al-Hussein. Zero arrests.

5. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron - attacked and injured a resident.

6. Dura, south-west of Hebron - colonists, under army protection, invaded the Tarusa area west of the town.

7. The Old City of Jerusalem - colonists attempted to attack worshipers on Al Wad Street on their way to Friday prayers.

8. Beit Iksa, north-west of Jerusalem - a colonist attacked farmers, detained one of them and abused him.

9. Beit 'Anan, north-west of Jerusalem - attacked shepherds and attempted to steal the flock.

10. Wadi Qana, west of Salfit - threatened farmers.

11. Jibya, north of Ramallah - set fire to a mosque and vehicles and sprayed racist graffiti. The army was called but arrived only after 4-5 hours and fired teargas. Zero arrests.

12. Atara, north of Ramallah - a colonist brutally attacked a dog, while others grazed sheep in the village.

13. Shuqba, west of Ramallah - set fire to 2 vehicles and vandalized 4 others. Zero arrests.

14. Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus - another family was forced to leave due to colonist violence.

15. Khirbet at-Tawil, south-east of Nablus - a colonist attempted to steal a donkey.

16. Beita, south of Nablus - raided Jabal al-Arma.

17. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - attacked a house and threw stones at it. Zero arrests.

18. Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus - attacked residents and vehicles in the Adais area.

19. Al Masoudia, north-west of Nablus - expansion of the outpost and attacks on farmers.


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