Saturday, January 3, 2026 – The West Bank
Raids and Arrests
During the night, forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (356th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (350th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (336th consecutive day), ad-Dhahiriya, Nablus, Azzun, Aqraba, the new Askar refugee camp, Badhan, Al Far'a refugee camp, Beitunia, Al Ein refugee camp. During the day they raided Al-Mughayyir, Kafr 'Aqab, Deir Jarir, Al-Bireh, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, Hebron, Turmus Ayya, Anza, Qusra, Kafr Ein, Udala, Atuf, Jalazone refugee camp, Anabta, Kisan, Beita, Beit Ummar, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Shabtin, Shuqba, Ni'lin, Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, Sebastia, Tubas, Rummanah, Zababdeh, Hableh, Ras Atiya. At least 21 were arrested, including 3 women (as a means of pressure on their spouses) and a minor.
Army attacks on Palestinians
1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - confrontations.
2. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - confrontations, suffocation injuries.
3. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron - a raid that began last night. Residents are forced to close their businesses.
4. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem - confrontations.
5. Azzun, east of Qalqilya - confrontations.
6. Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah - confrontations.
7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - 4 Solidarity activists detained. Confrontations ensued.
8. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah - confrontations.
9. Kafr Ein, north-west of Ramallah - raid with teargas and stun grenades. Confrontations.
10. Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, north-west of Ramallah - confrontations.
11. Qarawat Bani Zeid, north-west of Ramallah - confrontations.
12. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - arrests and confiscation of an excavator.
13. Udala, south-east of Nablus - confrontations.
Demolitions
1. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - demolition and tree uprooting, ongoing for the last two weeks.
Colonist attacks on Palestinians
1. Kisan, east of Bethlehem - colonists shoot at Palestinians. A 16-year-old injured. The residents confront them. The army then raids the village and detain 3 women in order to pressure their spouses, who joined the confrontations, to turn themselves in.
2. Khirbet Tell el Himma, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - colonists attack local shepherds and then graze their flocks on community land.
3. Wadi Ejheish, Masafer Yatta - colonists attack the community.
4. Qawawis, Masafer Yatta - colonists raid a house and try to rob sheep.
5. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus – colonists raid the community of Al-Hajj al-Issa with provocations and intimidations.
6. Burin, south of Nablus – colonists attack houses on the outskirts of the town and throw stones.
7. Beita, south of Nablus - colonists raid Al-Zahraa area. Residents confront them. One Palestinian was injured.
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



