The Daily File

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

Adi Ronen Argov4 min read

Thursday, October 15, 2026 – The West Bank

General

1. Physicians for Human Rights and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel published 22 testimonies from detainees stating that guards fire rubber bullets from short range and inside prison cells.


Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 641), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 635), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 621);

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Salfit, Nablus, Arura, Silwad, Qalqilya, Silat al-Harithiya, Araqah, Burqa, Yatta. Daytime raids carried out in Al-Mughayyir, Kafr Malik, Jericho, Burka, Beit Anan, Qarawat Bani Hassan, Qabatiya, Turmus Ayya, Anza, Nabi Salih, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Beit Rima, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Kafr Qaddum, Beit Dajan, Jaba'. At least 16 people were arrested, including two women and one minor.

‣ A journalist arrested last night in Al Burj, south-west of Hebron was released, suffering fractures as a result of severe violence used against him during the arrest.

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Ras al-Ahmar, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - Water transfer to besieged residents has been prevented for a month.

2. Jaba', south of Jenin - Olive harvest prevented and tear gas fired at harvesters. Wounded.

3. Anza, south of Jenin - Raid with live fire.

4. Qabatiya, south of Jenin - Raid on a home.

5. Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin - Night raid on several homes.

6. Araqah, west of Jenin - Night raid on a home.

7. Yatta, south of Hebron - Night raid on several homes.

8. Tulkarm - Arrest of a mother in front of her children. Later, a raid on the city center with live fire and tear gas. One wounded by shrapnel to the head.

9. Beit Anan, north-west of Jerusalem - Olive harvest prevented.

10. Salfit - Continuation of the raid that began yesterday and included arrests, searches, property damage, and blocking the road connecting with Bruqin to the west.

11. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Raid on a home, property damage, and arrest of two residents. Upon their release after several hours, they were taken to the hospital due to severe violence they suffered at the hands of soldiers.

12. Nablus - Night raid on a residential building. Arrest of a woman.

13. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - preventing olive harvest.

14. Burqa, north-west of Nablus - Night raid on several homes.

Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades

1. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Closure of the iron gate.

2. Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah - Vandalism and cutting down of olive trees.

3. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - Closure of the iron gate.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Sanur, south-east of Jenin - Bulldozer work on the village's lands.

2. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - Destroying agricultural crops and later attacking homes in Wadi Al Shuyukh and firing live ammunition. One Palestinian was wounded.

3. as-Samu, south of Hebron - Attacking a house and setting fire to a vehicle in the Wadi Jahish area.

4. Atara checkpoint, north of Ramallah - Colonists threw stones. One of the vehicles that was hit swerved off the road and struck a colonist. The driver fled the scene. The colonists claimed it was a car-ramming attack.

5. Wadi Marj Siya', between Khirbat 'Abu Falah and Al-Mughayyir (Ramallah), north-east of Ramallah - Stone-throwing at vehicles.

6. Yasid, north of Nablus - Soldiers and colonists attacked farmers.

7. Burin, south of Nablus - Vandalizing power poles on the outskirts of the village. Later, attacking farmers and looting olives.

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