Sunday, May 17, 2026 – The West Bank

General

1. The Israeli government established a team to examine the possibility of expropriating assets belonging to Palestinian residents on Bab al-Silsila Street (Chain Gate Street), along the seam line between the Muslim Quarter and the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City, and evicting the Palestinian residents.

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2. Central Command chief Major General Avi Bluth approved an order applying the death penalty law to Palestinians in the West Bank.

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (490th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (484th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (470th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Rummanah, Sa'ir, Kafr Qaddum, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Harmala, Al Shuyukh, Anin, Khirbat al-Taibe, Siris, Hebron, Kobar, Nablus, Al Ein refugee camp, and Tubas. During the day, they raided Dura, Azzun, Farsiyeh, Burqa, Atuf, Beit Ula, Beita, Al-Arroub refugee camp, At-Tuwani, Tuqu'a, Burin, Qalandia refugee camp, and Al-Mughayyir.

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Rummanah, west of Jenin - overnight raid on a house.

2. Hebron - soldiers severely beat a young man for hours, then left him near another Israeli force.

3. Sa'ir, north of Hebron - overnight raid on several homes.

4. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - clashes.

5. Al Shuyukh, north of Hebron - overnight raid on several homes.

6. Beit Ula, north-west of Hebron - critically injured person shot near the Separation Wall.

7. Atuf, south-east of Tubas - Israeli drone crashes in cultivated land.

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8. Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm - overnight raid accompanied by illumination flares on several homes in the Al Muhajir neighborhood.

9. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - clashes at the entrance, teargas.

10. At-Tuwani, Masafer Yatta - overnight raid on several homes.

11. Azzun, east of Qalqilya - raid on several homes at the northern entrance.

12.Beita, south of Nablus - raid following clashes between residents and colonists who attacked the southern part of the town (see Colonist Attacks on Palestinians below).

13. Burqa, north-west of Nablus - raid, forcing shops to close and evacuating students from schools.

Demolitions and Blockages

1. Qabatiya, south of Jenin - order issued to expropriate 22 dunams for the nearby Kadim colony (under construction).

2. Jerusalem - a Ministry of Defense complex will be built on the ruins of the demolished UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem.

3. Hizma, north-east of Jerusalem - closure of all vehicle entrances to the town. No movement in or out.

4. Azzun, east of Qalqilya - earthworks and uprooting of olive trees near the Separation Wall west of the town.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - vehicle set on fire before dawn, hate graffiti sprayed on house walls.

2. Surif, north of Hebron - vehicles torched in a pre-dawn attack.

3. Sa'ir, north of Hebron - colonists attacked on the outskirts of the town before dawn. Injured reported.

4. Jerusalem - colonists entered the Al-Aqsa compound and held prayer rituals prohibited at the site under police protection.

5. Yasuf, east of Salfit - approximately 150 olive trees uprooted.

6. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah - colonists held provocative prayers at the junction leading to the town entrance.

7. Khirbet at-Tawil, south-east of Nablus - colonists ran over two livestock animals near Aqraba.

8. Beita, south of Nablus - clashes in the southern part of the town between colonists and residents who went out to block them. A resident was shot by colonists and injured in the leg. The army later raided the town following the clashes.