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Adi Ronen Argov3 min read

Thursday, April 16, 2026 – The West Bank

General

1. Palestinian Prisoner’s Day. 9,600 prisoners, more than half of them without charge and without trial. 348 are minors, 84 women. 37 prisoners have died during their imprisonment since October 7, 2023. Demonstrations in support of prisoners were held in major cities across The West Bank.

Killed

1. Muhammad Murad Rayan, 17, Beit Duqqu.

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (459th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (453rd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (439th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Jericho, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Beit Fajjar, Bethlehem, Kafr Ni'ma, Ya'bad, Zababdeh, Mirka, Qalqilya. During the day, they raided Hebron, Beit Duqqu, Marah Rabah, Azzun, Beita, Qalandia refugee camp, Ein AL-Dyouk. 30 were arrested, including 2 minors and a woman.

Hebron

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem - night raid on homes.

2. Zababdeh, south of Jenin - night raid on homes.

3. Mirka, south-west of Jenin - ongoing raid on homes, interrogations inside a house turned into a military post.

4. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - clashes.

5. Beit Duqqu, north-west of Jerusalem - raid during which a 17-year-old was shot; ambulance access was prevented until he died from his injuries. His body was seized.

6. Qalqilya - undercover unit infiltrated the Kafr Saba neighborhood followed by military reinforcements. House searches. Later during the day, clashes developed.

Demolitions and Blockages

1. Ein AL-Dyouk, west of Jericho - demolition of homes.

Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Kisan, east of Bethlehem - grazing on village lands.

2. Harmala, south-east of Bethlehem - vehicle attacked with stones and knives. 2 passengers injured.

3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - grazing livestock in vineyards and fruit-laden peach orchards.

4. Khallet Homs, south of Yatta - colonists attacked residents, confiscated equipment, and expelled them from their land.

5. Hawara, Masafer Yatta - armed colonist grazing herds on community land.

6. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah - colonists attempted to establish an outpost on village land; residents clashed with them. The military clashed with residents.

7. East Nablus - incursion to Joseph's Tomb that began last night under military protection, with the army throwing stun grenades at journalists covering the raid on the eastern part of the city.

8. Beita, south of Nablus - house attacked in Jabal al-Qoz on the outskirts of the town.

9. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - stone-throwing. A Palestinian was injured in the head.

10. Qaryut, south of Nablus - house attacked.


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