The Daily File

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Adi Ronen Argov3 min read

Monday, January 12, 2026 – The West Bank

Raids and Arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (365th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (359th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (345th consecutive day), Shuafat refugee camp, Zababdeh, Balata refugee camp, Halhul, Al-Bireh, Anata, Dheisheh refugee camp, Old Askar refugee camp, Kobar, Nablus, Hebron, Beit Ummar, Jalazone refugee camp. During the day, they raided Shuqba, Bethlehem, Khirbet Ibziq, Qabatiya, Al-Mughayyir, Idna, Beita, Beitunia, as-Samu, Silwad, Turmus Ayya, Awarta, Yatta, Surif, Dura, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Al Khader, Ein Yabrud, Silwan, Issawiya, Beit Fajjar. At least 22 were arrested, including a minor, an elderly person and a journalist. A person suspected of firing at a military force in the Old City of Nablus yesterday was also arrested.

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Army attacks on Palestinians

1. Zababdeh, south of Jenin - night raid. Live fire and stun grenades.

2. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - confrontations.

3. Halhul, north of Hebron - night raid on commercial buildings.

4. Surif, north of Hebron - confrontations.

5. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - confrontations.

6. Idna, west of Hebron - gunshots at the entrance that has been closed for the last two years.

7. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem - two persons injured near the Separation Wall.

8. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah - ambulance attacked during a rescue mission.

9. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - confrontations.

10. Awarta, south-east of Nablus - confrontations.

11. Beita, south of Nablus - confrontations.

Demolitions

1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - demolition of a water well and a poultry farm.

2. Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm - eviction order for residents of Jabal Nasser in preparation for detonation and demolition of their homes.

3. Shuqba, west of Ramallah - demolition of a house.

Colonist attacks on Palestinians

1. Rashayida, south-east of Bethlehem – colonists raid, accompanied by the army.

2. Ras Al Ein, north of Jericho - more families leaving.

3. Wadi al-Shaban, Masafer Yatta - attack on shepherds. The army detained the attacked shepherd.

4. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - earthworks and tree uprooting for the third week.


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