The Daily File

So that we won't say we didn't know

Adi Ronen Argov2 min read

Thursday, March 19, 2026 – The West Bank

General

1. Eve of Eid al-Fitr

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (431st consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (425th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (411th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Beit Furik, Beit Ummar, Kafr Qaddum, Aqraba, Jericho, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Beita, Udala, Beitunia. During the day, they raided Meithalun, Sanur, Ramallah, Arraba, Silat al-Harithiya, Ein Yabrud, Beit Hanina. At least 17 were arrested, including a 14-year-old minor and a journalist.

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - raid and arrest of a father and his 14-year-old son.

2. Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya - night raid on homes, vandalizing contents. Arrest of 8 residents.

3. Ramallah - raid on a residential building in the city center.

4. Beita, south of Nablus - night raid on homes.

Demolitions and Blockages

1. Ein Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah - uprooting of olive trees and bulldozer works on 20 dunams.

Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - stone-throwing at a Palestinian vehicle.

2. Hebron - colonists set fire to 2 vehicles.

3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - attacks on homes, residents beaten and sprayed with pepper spray.

4. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah - colonists attack on the outskirts of the village and set vehicles on fire. The army, providing security, fired rubber bullets at residents attempting to repel the attackers. 2 injured from rubber bullets.

5. Khirbet at-Tawil, east of Nablus - residents 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