Sunday March 16, 2025 – The West Bank
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Anata, Sa'ir, Tubas, Tulkarm refugee camp and town (49th consecutive day), New Askar refugee camp, Hebron, Qalqilya, Nablus, Balata town, Beita, Udala, Qaddura refugee camp, Surda. During the day they raided Jenin refugee camp and town (55th consecutive day), Danaba (Tulkarm), Qalandia refugee camp, Yatta, Deir Sharaf, Nabi Salih, Beit Furik, Az-Zawiya, Udala (again), Al-Arroub Refugee camp. Number of detainees unknown. At least 6 according to reports from the ground.
Army attacks against Palestinians
1. Sa'ir, north of Hebron – night raid, arrests. One detainee.
2. Tulkarm refugee camp and town – 49th consecutive day. Families forced to evacuate their homes in Qaqun and Abu Al Ful neighborhoods. Confrontations.
Shots fired at families trying to return to their homes in Abu Al Ful neighborhood. Arrests.
3. Danaba suburb, Tulkarm – families forced to evacuate their homes.
4. Nablus – night raid from Beit Furik Checkpoint. Arrests. Woman student detained.
5. Balata town, east of Nablus – night raid.
6. Udala, south of Nablus – raid at dawn. Another raid in the evening. Confrontations. Youngsters block several streets with stones.
7. Qaddura refugee camp, Ramallah – raid.
8. Surda, north of Ramallah – raid.
9. Jenin refugee camp and town – 55th consecutive day. Tank machine-guns fire at Al Awda Square. Takeover of buildings.
Explosive charge exploded near Halid Ben Al Walid Mosque. No casualties reported.
‣ Data as of 55th consecutive day:
◦ 21,000 displaced persons;
◦ 90% of the camp inhabitants have escaped;
◦ 36 persons killed;
◦ 512 houses and installations damaged fully or partially;
◦ 202 arrests.
10. Qalandia checkpoint – a young man shot in the belly and leg by soldiers and taken to hospital.
11. Yatta – Palestinian shepherd arrested while grazing his flock.
12. Deir Sharaf, north-west of Nablus – arrests at the checkpoint.
13. Nabi Salih – raid. Confrontations. Live fire and teargas.
14. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – raid. Confrontations. 3 persons wounded. Incendiar bomb thrown at military vehicle. Arrests. Military vehicle blocks ambulance.
15. Az-Zawiya, west of Salfit – raid, live fire and stun grenades.
Demolitions, confiscations and blocking
1. Beit Einun, north of Hebron – youngsters play volleyball above the locked gate of the locality.
Palestinian attacks against colonists
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
1. Colonists ascend to the Al-Aqsa compound again on the 16th day of Ramadan.
2. Ramallah – a colonist in his car blocks a Palestinian ambulance while driving.
3. Hebron – an elderly Palestinian wounded in the head by colonists in the Jaber neighborhood in the southern part of town.
Colonist procession blocks Shuhada Street in the city center. In the evening colonists attack a house in Jaber neighborhood.
4. Sinjil, north of Ramallah - colonists raid Palestinian-owned land with their cattle flock.
5. East Jerusalem, Damascus Gate – colonists attack Palestinians.
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
