The Daily File

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Adi Ronen Argov3 min read

Thursday, July 17, 2025 – The West Bank

Killed

1. Feras Ahmad Raja Sabah, 47-years-old from Al Far'a refugee camp.

2. Samir Alrifa’i, 53-years-old from Rummanah. Died after a week in detention. Suffered from a cardiac condition that needed close medical attention. Married and father of 5.

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (178th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (172nd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (159th consecutive day), Halhul, Yatta, Qabatiya, Dura, Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Sa'ir, Ein Al Sultan refugee camp, Al Far'a refugee camp. During the day they raided Beit Ummar, Qalqilya, Usarin, Anata, Beit Kahil, Shufa, Tubas, Kafr Abush, Bethlehem, kafr Jammal, Ya'bad. At least 14 Palestinians were arrested.

‣ The Israeli media reports intention to revoke the authorities of Hebron Municipality and the Waqf bureau of Al Ibrahimi Mosque and passing them on to the Kiryat Arba local council.

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Qabatiya, south of Jenin – night raid and confrontations including improvised explosive charges activated. 3 houses demolished as a collective punishment of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack at Al Funduq about a year ago.

2. Al Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas – special force raid and then auxiliary force joined. Shots fired at a Palestinian, then arrested. Later his death was announced. His body was not returned to the family.

3. Tulkarm refugee camp – house demolitions continued.

4. Anata, north-east of Jerusalem – fire broke out in a house following teargas fired during a raid.

5. Usarin, south-east of Nablus – confrontations.

Palestinian attacks against colonists

1. Yakir colony, north-west of Salfit – hate slogans sprayed on house walls.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Hammamat al Maleh, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – property vandalized.

2. Ras Al Ein, north of Jericho – flock released inside the community.

3. Qawawis, Masafer Yatta – olive tree groves raided and vandalized.

4. Susya, Masafer Yatta – water tanks and fruit trees raided and vandalized.

5. Khirbet al Fakheit, Masafer Yatta – colonists chase away shepherds and their flocks from village land.

6. Sa'adet Tha'la, Masafer Yatta – raid, Israeli flag placed on a house, then colonists settled the village and released their flocks backed up by the security official of one of the nearby colonies.

7. Jiljilyya, north of Ramallah – an attempt to attack houses on the outskirts of town. The inhabitants chased the colonists away.

8. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah – colonist outpost erected.


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