Sunday, October 18, 2026 – The West Bank
The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture reports that between October 8 and 15, 2,382 olive trees were damaged throughout the West Bank as a result of attacks by the Israeli army and colonists.
Killed
1. Ahmad Zahir Hamaydat, 28, Jalazone refugee camp. He was arrested wounded on September 30, 2026, and all contact with him was completely cut off. Today his family received notice that he died in prison.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 643), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 637), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 623);
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Deir Ballut, Anata, Shuafat, Sanur, Kur, Kafr Sur, Salfit, Zububa, Silwad. Daytime raids carried out in Burin, Biddya, Ein Yabrud, Silwad, Wadi al-Sha'er, Nablus, Al-Mughayyir, Al-Asakra, Kafr Malik, Deir Jarir, Balata. No official report on the number of detainees.
‣ Journalist and human rights activist Bushra al-Tawil, who was arrested (again) this past February, was transferred in September to solitary confinement, where she has been held for about 50 days, and her administrative detention was extended by four months.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Al-Asakra, south of Bethlehem - entrance blocked using military vehicles and vehicle inspections.
2. Sanur, south of Jenin - night raid on several homes. Arrests.
3. Zububa, west of Jenin - night raid on a home and arrest of a father and his son. Extensive damage to contents and property.
4. Kur, south of Tulkarm - night raid on several homes.
5. Kafr Sur, south of Tulkarm - night raid on several homes.
6. Wadi al-Sha'er, east of Salfit - olive harvest prevented.
7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - raid conducted alongside a raid by colonists.
8. Deir Jarir, north-east of Ramallah - evening raid conducted alongside a raid by colonists.
9. Burin, south of Nablus - dawn raid on several homes. Arrests.
Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades
1. Between Ein Yabrud and Silwad, north-east of Ramallah - closure of the road connecting the two towns.
2. Madama, south of Nablus - the iron gate was closed again.
3. Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus - uprooting of olive trees in the Wadi al-Shami area and closure of the entrance to the village. Kindergarten and school students are forced to walk to schools in nearby Madama after all entrances to the town were blocked to vehicle traffic.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Kisan, south-east of Bethlehem - uprooting of dozens of olive trees.
2. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - attacking homes and setting vehicles on fire.
3. as-Samu, south of Hebron - setting a house on fire.
4. Idna, west of Hebron - preventing the olive harvest.
5. al-Karmil, Masafer Yatta - attacking olive pickers.
6. Khallet al-Hummus, Masafer Yatta - attacking residential homes.
7. Khirbet al-Majaz, Masafer Yatta - preventing teachers from accessing the local elementary school.
8. Wadi al-Sha'er, east of Salfit - preventing the olive harvest under military protection.
9. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - raid under military protection.
10. Deir Jarir, north-east of Ramallah - attacking homes under military protection.
11. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - clashes between residents and colonists during the olive harvest.
12. Tayibe, east of Ramallah - colonists attacked a family in the Ka'abneh Bedouin community near the town under military protection, beating them and stealing sheep. The army prevented ambulances and solidarity activists from reaching the wounded.
13. Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah - attacking chicken farm.
14. Nabi Salih, north-west of Ramallah - preventing the olive harvest.
15. Between Asira al-Qibliya and Awarta, south-east of Nablus - attacking vehicles.
16. Awarta, south-east of Nablus - colonists entering the Al-Uzeir compound and performing religious rites.
17. Beita, south of Nablus - attacking olive pickers in the south-east of the town.
18. Majdal Bani Fadil, south of Nablus - cutting down power poles and cutting electrical wires. Power outage in the north of the village.
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
