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Adi Ronen Argov3 min read

Monday, May 4, 2026 – The West Bank

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (477th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (471st consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (457th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Sa'ir, Ya'bad, Al Shuyukh, Kafr Qaddum, Shuafat refugee camp, Deir Jarir, Beit Ummar, Hizma, and Kisan. During the day, they raided Al-Yamun, Deir Sammit, Ad-Deirat, Qalqilya, Dura, Rafat, Qusra, Hebron, Deir al-Ghusun, Izbat at-Tabib, Kafr Malik, Nuba, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Surda, and Umm Salamuna. At least 29 were arrested, including at least one minor and a member of the Ramallah and Al-Bireh District Committee on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.

Qusra

‣ Twenty-two administrative detention orders were renewed or issued.

Army Attacks on Palestinians

1. Jenin - A nighttime raid on a house in the Jabal Abu Dhar area and on additional houses on Nablus Street.

2. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin - Raids on houses and a large-scale operation involving detentions and field interrogations.

3. Hebron - The takeover of a house and its conversion into a military post.

4. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - Nighttime raids on houses.

5. Sa'ir, north of Hebron - Clashes.

6. Hizma, north-east of Jerusalem - All entrances were blocked following stone-throwing the previous night.

7. Imneizil, Masafer Yatta - Shepherds were detained.

8. Izbat at-Tabib, east of Qalqilya - Gunfire toward a vehicle.

9. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes.

10. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – Clashes.

Palestinian Attacks on Israeli Forces

1. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah - A military post was set on fire.

Demolitions and Blockages

1. Hebron - Hundreds of grapevine shrubs were uprooted in the Al Buq’a area.

2. Tulkarm refugee camp - Continued demolition of houses using bulldozers.

3. Ad-Deirat, east of Yatta - A house inhabited by two families was demolished, leaving 20 people without shelter.

4. Rafat, north of Ramallah - A road was demolished.

Palestinian Attacks on Colonists

1. Marda, north of Salfit - Stone-throwing caused damage to a vehicle. Five arrests were made.

Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Al Maniya, south-east of Bethlehem - A colonist attempted to run over a Palestinian woman. No arrest was made.

2. Al-Jiftlik, Central Palestinian Jordan Valley - Students from the Al Itmaiyeh community were prevented from reaching their school.

3. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah - Shepherds grazed livestock on Palestinian land.

4. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - Alongside the continued mass uprooting of olive trees in the Wadi Musa area (approximately 1,000 old olive trees uprooted so far), colonists attacked farmers who arrived at their land. The army cooperated and expelled the farmers despite prior coordination.

5. Tayibe, east of Ramallah - A new outpost was established.

6. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - In the Khirbet at-Tawil area, colonists attacked an electricity company maintenance crew, stole equipment, and assaulted solidarity activists who were present.


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