Thursday, July 23, 2026 β The West Bank
Killed
1. Mahmoud Hussein Hamdan Abu Samra, age 20, Beit Furik.
2. Mahmoud Samer Melitat, age 16, Beit Furik.
3. Yazan Fakhri Suwafta, age 25, Tubas.
4. Khalil Rashid Hamad al-Rashq, age 47, Shuafat refugee camp.
Raids and Arrests
β£ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 557), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 551), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 537).
β£ Overnight raids conducted in Dheisheh refugee camp, Bethlehem, Burqa, Silwad, Faqqua, Deir Jarir, Qaffin, Immatain, Seida, Qalqilya, Hizma, Illar, Nablus, Baqat al-Hatab, and al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya. Daytime raids carried out in Beit Furik, Aqabah, Tubas, Al-Mughayyir, Jalud, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Qarawat Bani Zeid, Kafr Ein, Beit Rima, Qalandia refugee camp, and Sinjil. At least 33 arrested, including two minors.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Faqqua, east of Jenin β Village entrances closed and raid on homes during the night.
2. Seida, north of Tulkarm β Night raid on homes.
3. Illar, north of Tulkarm β Night raid on homes.
4. Qaffin, north of Tulkarm β Night raid on homes.
5. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem β Raid with tear gas deployed.
6. Anata/Shuafat Checkpoint, north-east of Jerusalem β Soldiers open fire on a Palestinian with mental health challenges and critically wound him, claiming he did not follow instructions. He is denied medical treatment while bleeding, until he dies.
7. Al-Aqsa, East Jerusalem β Tisha B'Av: Muslim worshipers prevented from ascending, while a mass ascent of Jewish worshipers, including Knesset members and ministers, takes place in violation of the status quo.
8. Immatain, east of Qalqilya β Night raid on homes.
9. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah β Clashes.
10. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah β Clashes.
11. Beit Rima, north-west of Ramallah β Clashes.
12. Kafr Ein, north-west of Ramallah β Clashes.
13. Qarawat Bani Zeid, north-west of Ramallah β Clashes.
Palestinian Attacks on the Military
1. Tunnels Checkpoint, west of Bethlehem β A Palestinian arrested on suspicion of carrying a knife and intending to carry out a stabbing attack.
2. Ganim colony, south-east of Jenin β A Palestinian, a Palestinian Authority police officer, stabbed a soldier stationed at an army post, lightly wounding him, and was shot dead. The army subsequently raided his home in Tubas.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Birin, east of Hebron β Colonists damage the main water pipe supplying approximately 30 residents, 2,000 sheep, and 20 dunams of agricultural land, and divert it to the nearby outpost.
2. as-Samu, south of Hebron β Herds grazed on the land of the Khirbet al Kharaba community.
3. Old City, Jerusalem β A Palestinian attacked.
4. Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem β Break-in to a home in the Al-Tabna community; property vandalized.
5. At-Tuwani, Masafer Yatta β Raid on a home, prayers held inside it, and water pipes vandalized.
6. Beit Furik, east of Nablus β Fires set on the plain between the village and the neighboring village of Salem. Palestinians who arrived to extinguish the fire before it spread to the village clashed with colonists. A colonist was stabbed and seriously wounded. The suspects in the stabbing were shot dead by colonists. Others wounded. The army prevented ambulance access, then encircled the village and imposed a siege on it.
7. Jalud, south-east of Nablus β Fields set on fire. Clashes between residents and invading colonists, who responded by opening live fire.
8. Qusra, south-east of Nablus β Agricultural land set on fire in the Ras al-Ein area.
9. Between Beita and Usarin, south of Nablus β Gunfire directed at residents.
10. Al Masoudia, north-west of Nablus β A family expelled from their home and agricultural equipment stolen.
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 β 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



