Monday, August 17, 2026 – The West Bank
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 582), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 576), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 562).
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Muthalth al-Shuhada, Beit Imrin, Kafr Qallil, Nablus, Al-Mughayyir, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Al Far'a refugee camp, Qabatiya, Qusra (Day 9). Daytime raids carried out in Qalandia refugee camp, Za'tara, Hebron, Sinjil, Beit Dajan, Bethlehem, Shuqba, Sa'ir, Zeita, Qalqilya, Azzun, Beita, Al Jarushiyya, Issawiya, Beit 'Anan, Bal'a, Tuqu'a, Aboud, Nabi Salih, Faqqua, as-Samu, Ajjul, Kifl Hares. At least 25 arrested, including one woman.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Bethlehem – Raid on the hospital entrance and detention of a Palestinian Authority police team; weapons confiscated.
2. Jenin - Violently attack a resident during a night raid and also confiscate his vehicle.
3. Qabatiya, south of Jenin - Night raid on homes. Arrests, including the mother of a martyr.
4. Al Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas - Special force surrounds a house during the night. Arrest.
5. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem - One wounded from gunfire near the separation wall.
6. Issawiya, north-east Jerusalem - Raid on a house.
7. Beit 'Anan, north-west of Jerusalem - Raid with tear gas fire. A fire broke out.
8. Qalqiliya - Clashes.
9. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Night raid on homes.
10. Shuqba, west of Ramallah - Clashes.
11. Ajjul, north-west of Ramallah - Raid with gunfire. Several wounded.
12. Nablus - Night raid on a house in the Al-Dahiya al-Aliya neighborhood. Arrest.
Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - throwing stones at vehicles.
2. Efrat colony, south of Bethlehem - blocking the road and attacking vehicles.
3. Nahalin, west of Bethlehem - New outpost.
4. Khirbet Yarza, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - Destroying water pipes.
5. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - Provocative patrols.
6. Faqqua, east of Jenin - Attacking and detaining two farmers who were picking pears. Taken into military custody.
7. Tayasir, east of Tubas - Attempting to steal horses. Residents confront them and manage to get the horses back.
8. al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, north-east of Ramallah - Clashes between residents and invading colonists.
9. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - Setting fields on fire.
10. Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah - Grazing on the village's lands.
11. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - Continued siege. The colonists are still there despite the area having been declared a closed military zone, sabotaging an electric water pump. The soldiers occupy homes as a military position and vandalizing property in the process.
12. Beita, south of Nablus - Attacking residents in the east of the town and wounding them.
13. Zeita, south of Nablus - Clashes between residents and invading colonists. The army fires tear gas at the residents.
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
