Thursday, April 9, 2026 – The West Bank

1. Al-Aqsa Mosque reopened to worshipers after 40 days. At the same time, entry hours for Jews were expanded.

2. The Israeli cabinet secretly approved 34 new colonies in the West Bank.

1. Alaa Khaled Sabih, 28, Tayasir.

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (452nd consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (446th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (432nd consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Ya'bad, Balata refugee camp, Nablus, Tayasir, Halhul, Jayus, Jalazone refugee camp, Al Fawwar refugee camp, and Awarta. During the day, they raided Meithalun, Kafr 'Aqab, Shuafat refugee camp, Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Al-Mughayyir, Beit Iba, Beit Furik, Wadi al-Joz, and Deir al-Hatab. At least 21 were arrested, including 2 women and a child.

1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - olive trees cut down at the entrance and a raid with teargas fire, alongside a gathering of colonists in the center of the town.

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2. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron - night raid on homes, teargas fire, mass detentions, and humiliation of detainees.

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3. Meithalun, south of Jenin - raid and conversion of a house into a military post.

4. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin - night raid on homes and damage to the contents of 3 of them.

5. Jayus, east of Qalqilya - night raid on homes.

6. Ramallah and Al-Bireh - raid with rubber-coated metal bullets. 3 injured, including a minor.

7. Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah - clashes. A minor was critically injured by a gunshot to the head.

8. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - the entrance to the town was blocked and several residents were attacked.

9. Nablus and Balata refugee camp, east of the city - night raid on homes, arrest of a woman, and beating of a resident.

10. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - raid with live fire.

1. Silwan, East Jerusalem - a resident of the al-Bustan neighborhood was forced to demolish his home.

1. Harmala, south-east of Bethlehem - establishment of a new outpost.

2. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - colonists gathered near the municipal council building in acts of provocation.

3. Tayasir, east of Tubas - colonists from the nearby outpost arrived, as they do every day, to vandalize greenhouses. The owner of one of the greenhouses confronted them, and they shot him dead. The army seized his body and raided the village while carrying out arrests.

4. Jinba, Masafer Yatta - night raid. They broke into a sheep pen, damaged property, and beat a resident. They gathered all the men in the village, threatened them, and stole sheep.

5. Janiya, west of Ramallah - colonists fenced off land as a step toward taking it over.

6. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - homes attacked in the Ras al-Ain area.

7. Burin, south of Nablus - colonists beat a resident and injured him.