Thursday, October 8, 2026 – The West Bank
General
Killed
1. Israel released the body of Marwan Fathi Hussein Harazallah, 54, an employee of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, who died at Megiddo Prison on March 28, 2026, about two months after his arrest. The official cause of death was not disclosed, nor was the reason for holding the body for an additional seven months. According to his family, Harazallah did not suffer from any underlying health conditions prior to his detention.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 634), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 628), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 614);
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Aqabah, Iktaba, Beit Dajan, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Meithalun, Qalqilya, Madama, Deir Sammit, Idna, Tammun, Hebron, Yatta, Tuqu'a. Daytime raids carried out in Jalazone refugee camp, Al-Aizariya, Madama, Al-Mughayyir, Issawiya, Wadi Abwein, Wadi al-Rakhim, Nablus, Beit Furik, Deir Ballut, Jaba', Al Fawwar refugee camp, Beit Ummar, Usarin, Salem, Deir Abu Mash'al, Deir Al Sudan, Umm Safa, Al-Yamun, Qarawat Bani Zeid. More than 95 people were detained, at least 44 of whom were arrested, including three women, and the head of the Tuqu'a council.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Jenin — Dawn raid on a home in the Jabal Abu Dhaheir neighborhood.
2. Meithalun, south of Jenin — Night raid on several homes.
3. Al-Yamun, west of Jenin — Clashes. One wounded by live fire, hit in the leg.
4. Hebron — Night raid, detentions, field interrogations, and arrests. In the evening, tear gas fired at a home in the Old City; 11 wounded by suffocation.
5. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron — Soldiers attacked a woman during a raid on the town.
6. Yatta, south of Hebron — Dawn raid. Detentions, field interrogations, and arrests.
7. Idna, west of Hebron — Night raid. Detentions, field interrogations, and arrests.
8. Aqabah, north of Tubas — Night raid on several homes. Detentions, field interrogations, and arrests.
9. Tammun, south of Tubas — Dawn raid on several homes.
10. Tulkarm — Dawn raid on the home of Mu'id Sha'ban, chairman of the Committee against the Wall and Colonization of the Palestinian Authority.
11. Iktaba, Tulkarm — Night raid on several homes.
12. Jaba', north-east of Jerusalem — Raid on a home, destruction of its contents, and arrest of a mother and her two sons.
13. Al-Aizariya, east of Jerusalem - raid on the home of the town's mayor, and on the homes of his two brothers and his mother. Violence and destruction of contents and property.
14. Wadi al-Rakhim, Masafer Yatta - establishment of a military checkpoint adjacent to a residential home.
15. Qalqilya - night raid on several homes in the Kfar Sava neighborhood. Detentions and arrests, mainly of released prisoners and their family members, including the wife of one of the prisoners and the mother of another.
16. Wadi Abwein, north of Ramallah - military forces announced via loudspeakers and ordered olive pickers to vacate the area.
17. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - denial of access to agricultural lands while colonists raided crops and greenhouses. Clashes in the early evening.
18. Deir Abu Mash'al, north-west of Ramallah - firing of illumination flares and closure of the gates at the entrances.
19. Qarawat Bani Zeid, north-west of Ramallah - clashes. Tear gas fired.
20. Usarin, south-east of Nablus - army raid following clashes between colonists and residents who went out to stop them. Live fire.
21. Madama, south of Nablus - night raid on several homes. Detentions, field interrogations, and arrests. In the morning, prevention of the olive harvest and arrest of foreign solidarity activists.
Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades
1. Deir Ghazaleh, east of Jenin - A surprise checkpoint was set up at the entrance to the town, and vehicles were subjected to rigorous inspections.
2. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron - Fruit-laden olive trees were cut down.
3. Deir Ballut, west of Salfit - Agricultural roads were blocked.
4. Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah - The road leading into the camp was blocked with vehicles. The iron gate remained open.
5. Between Deir Al Sudan and Umm Safa, north-west of Ramallah - The road between the villages was closed.
6. Salem, east of Nablus - A surprise checkpoint was set up at the entrance to the village, and vehicles were subjected to rigorous inspections.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Khirbet al Kharaba, south of Hebron - provocations.
2. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta - seven wounded, including a foreign solidarity activist, in a colonist attack on the community.
3. Between Qarawat Bani Hassan and Deir Istiya, north-west of Salfit - attack on mosques.
4. Immatain, east of Qalqilya - attack on mosques.
5. Usarin, south-east of Nablus - clashes between colonists and residents who went out to stop them. Several wounded evacuated by Red Crescent ambulances.
6. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - provocations. Colonists placed dozens of Israeli flags at the entrance to the village.
7. Wadi al-Sha'er, south of Nablus - colonist attack on mosques and vehicles between Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya and Salfit. Several wounded.
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
