Friday, October 16, 2026 – The West Bank
General
1. The Yesh Din organization reports that in the first two weeks of October, 486 attacks by the military, colonists, or both were reported against 181 communities across the West Bank.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 642), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 636), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 622);
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Beit Ummar, Qalqilya, Kafr Dan, Al 'Asa'asa, Qabatiya, Qalandia refugee camp, Al-Mughayyir, Burqin, Shuweika, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Kufr al-Dik, Nablus, al-Am'ari refugee camp, Dura, Al Ein refugee camp, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Tammun. Daytime raids carried out in Deir Jarir, Deir Sammit, Muthalth al-Shuhada, Deir Ballut, Beit Fajjar, Burin, Barta'a, Silwad, Abwein, Tuqu'a, Kafr Malik, Ar-Rihiya, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Jaba', Al-Yamun, Sarta, Silat ad-Dhahr, Qusin. At least 34 people were arrested, including one minor.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - detention of olive harvesters.
2. Jenin - night raid on homes of displaced persons from Jenin refugee camp.
3. Al 'Asa'asa, south of Jenin - night raid on several homes, wounding a resident and arresting him.
4. Jaba', south of Jenin - clashes.
5. Barta'a, south-west of Jenin - detention of olive harvesters.
6. Silat ad-Dhahr, south-west of Jenin - raid during which two residents were attacked and wounded.
7. Al-Yamun, west of Jenin - clashes.
8. Kafr Dan, west of Jenin - night raid on several homes and property damage.
9. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron - night raid on several homes with stun grenades thrown. Clashes developed afterward.
10. Tammun, south of Tubas - night raid on several homes.
11. Uzeiz, south of Lithuania - expulsion of olive harvesters.
12. Sarta, west of Salfit - raid on several homes.
13. Qalqilya - night raid on several homes.
14. al-Am'ari refugee camp, north of Ramallah - night raid with tear gas fired.
15. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - night raid on several homes.
16. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah - clashes with the army alongside clashes with colonists attacking olive harvesters,
17. Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah - clashes. A fire broke out in a house due to tear gas fire.
18. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - olive harvesters forcibly evacuated.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Jalbun, east of Jenin — colonists attack.
2. Jaba' (Jenin), south of Jenin — provocation patrol.
3. Arraba, south-west of Jenin — colonists attack a home and family.
4. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron — colonists attack. One seriously wounded.
5. Yasuf, east of Salfit — gunfire at a vehicle.
6. Deir Ballut, west of Salfit — colonists attack and the army arrests those attacked.
7. Hajjah, south of Qalqilya — colonists attack.
8. Burham, north of Ramallah — colonists attack and wound a 70-year-old.
9. Abwein, north of Ramallah — olives looted.
10. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah — colonists attack. Residents confront them. During the attack, they lynch Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine and loot her equipment.
11. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah — colonists attack and set vehicles on fire. Several residents were wounded. Later, a fire truck is set on fire.
12. Burka, east of Ramallah — colonists attack. A journalist and four residents were wounded, among them a father and his sons.
13. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah — colonists attack alongside an army incursion. Residents confront them.
14. Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah - Attack olive pickers.
15. Rammun, east of Ramallah - Attack olive pickers and steal equipment.
16. Nabi Salih, north-west of Ramallah - Loot olives.
17. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - Attack olive pickers.
18. Rujeib, east of Nablus - Attack a vehicle and shoot at it, then set it on fire. The driver managed to escape.
19. Jalud, south-east of Nablus - Attack olive pickers, steal agricultural equipment, and loot olives.
20. Khirbet al Marajim, south-east of Nablus - Attack the community.
21. Majdal Bani Fadil, south-east of Nablus - Attack olive pickers.
22. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - Attack olive pickers. Wounded.
23. Qabalan, south-east of Nablus - Attack olive pickers. Later, attack vehicles and overturn one of them.
24. As-Sawiya, south of Nablus - Attack olive pickers.
25. Burin, south of Nablus - Attack olive pickers.
26. Beita, south of Nablus - Attack olive pickers. Two wounded.
27. Madama, south of Nablus - Steal agricultural equipment, damage trees, and discard harvested olives.
28. Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus - attackers assault olive-pickers in the Wadi al-Shami area under military escort. Three wounded, including one woman.
29. Zawata, west of Nablus - attackers assault olive-pickers.
30. Umm Safa, north-west of Nablus - invaders enter the village.
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
