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Adi Ronen Argov4 min read

Friday, September 18, 2026 – The West Bank

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 614), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 608), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 594), Qusra (Day 40);

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Beita, Hebron, Jalazone refugee camp, Yatta, Beit Fajjar, Arraba, Al-Bireh, Ramallah, Tell, Awarta, Sarra, Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Fahma. Daytime raids carried out in Nablus, Asira al-Qibliya, Qabatiya, Deir Sharaf, Halhul, Issawiya, Burqin, Burin, Burqa, Al-Mughayyir, Aqraba, Kafr 'Aqab, Deir Ballut, Jericho, Ein Al Sultan refugee camp, Turmus Ayya, Zawata, Beit Awa. At least 14 were arrested, including two women and one minor.

Nablus

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Jenin - Night raid on a home in the Harash a-Sa'dah area.

2. Burqin, west of Jenin - Raid on a home and vandalization of its contents.

3. Beit Awa, west of Hebron - Stun grenades thrown at revelers during an engagement celebration.

4. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem - Night raid on a home in the Umm a-Sharayet neighborhood.

5. Issawiya, north-east Jerusalem - Raid involving tear gas fire that caused a fire to break out.

6. Al-Aqsa, east Jerusalem - Forces raid one of the prayer halls. Worshiper arrested.

7. Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah - Clashes during the night.

8. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Raid on several homes and vandalization of their contents.

9. Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, north-west of Ramallah - Night raid on several homes.

10. Awarta, south-east of Nablus - Night raid on a home.

11. Burin, south of Nablus - Clashes.

12. Tell, south-west of Nablus - Night raid on a home.

13. Burqa, north-west of Nablus - Raid on several homes.

Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades

1. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - The only entrance blocked with piles of dirt.

2. Zawata, north-west of Nablus - Entrance blocked with piles of dirt.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Al Khader, south of Bethlehem - Raiding the town and Berk Sulayman (Solomon's Pools).

2. Halhul, north of Hebron - Colonists and soldiers attacked farmers who tried to reach their land in the Jabal al-Jamjama area. One farmer was wounded.

3. Al-Jiftlik, north of Jericho - Attacking the homes of the Bedouin community and throwing stones. One wounded.

4. Al Mirkez, Masafer Yatta - A colonist attacked a woman who tried to prevent him from entering her home.

5. Khallet al-Hummus, Masafer Yatta - Damaging a Palestinian structure that the army had demolished.

6. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah - Provocative night patrols and harassment of residents.

7. Ein Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah - Stone-throwing at a Palestinian vehicle that overturned as a result. Its five passengers were wounded.

8. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - Uprooting olive trees.

9. Tayibe, east of Ramallah - Night attack on the Ka'abna community east of the town.

10. Umm Safa, north-west of Ramallah - Raiding land near a house in the eastern area and setting up a tent there.

11. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - Attack in the eastern area, several injured.

12. Khirbet al Marajim, south-east of Nablus - armed colonists besiege a house south of Duma and try to attack it.

13. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - an 18-year-old girl was wounded by colonist gunfire.

14. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - raiding the Ras El Ain area.

15. Beita, south of Nablus - firing live ammunition at an industrial building and a sheep pen in the Abu al-Hamra area.

16. The road between Usarin and Za'atara junction, south of Nablus - throwing stones at Palestinian vehicles.

17. Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus - colonists accompanied by the army raid the town.

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