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

Adi Ronen Argov3 min read

Monday, April 13, 2026 – The West Bank

General

1. During the first two weeks of April, 1,846 attacks by colonists, the army, or both together were documented against Palestinian communities, during which 2 Palestinians were killed, 64 injured, 146 arrested, and 39 homes demolished.

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (456th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (450th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (436th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Al Fawwar refugee camp, Surif, Anabta, Jannatah, Nablus, Qalqilya, Askar al Balad, Beit Ur al-Tahta, Tammun, Tayasir, Ein Yabrud, Atil, Hableh, Tuqu'a, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Jayus. During the day, they raided Imneizil, Issawiya, Silwan, Yatta, Beit Furik, Kafr 'Aqab, Umm al-Khair, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, Shufa, Beit Jala, Wadi Abu Shaaban, Qabalan, Deir Dibwan, Beit Dajan, Beita, Udala, Ni'lin, Kafr Qallil, Burqa, Al-Mughayyir, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Zeita, Arraba, HaRasa. At least 37 were arrested, including a minor.

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Army Attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem - raid during which municipal election posters were vandalized.

2. Jenin refugee camp - after one year and three months, only women were allowed to inspect their homes; most report that the homes were destroyed or burned.

3. Wadi al Hummus, south-east of Jerusalem - two injured by gunfire near the Separation Wall.

4. Khallet al Hams, Masafer Yatta - two farmers arrested and their vehicle confiscated.

5. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - clashes.

6. Beita, south of Nablus - clashes.

7. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - raid and confiscation of vehicles.

Demolitions and Blockages

1. Shufa, east of Tulkarm - demolition of a house and a garage.

2. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - agricultural roads blocked east of the town.

Palestinian Attacks on Colonists

1. Mishor Adumim, east of Jerusalem - a Palestinian resident of Al-Aizariya stabbed an Israeli teenager. He was arrested.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem - attack on the community.

2. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta - colonists block the road to school students; the army completes the attack by firing teargas at the children. Suffocation injuries.

3. Wadi Abu Shaaban, Masafer Yatta - colonists chase shepherds and expel them; the army raids homes.

4. Khirbet Ma'in, Masafer Yatta - new outpost.

5. Duma, south-east of Nablus - grazing livestock within community lands.

6. Beita, south of Nablus - 2 injured in a colonist attack near Jabal Sbeih.

7. Jurish, south of Nablus - colonists chase a vehicle causing it to overturn; the driver injured. No arrests.

8. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - security coordinator from the Eli colony closes the iron gate at the entrance to the town on the first day of return to school following the ceasefire.


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