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Adi Ronen Argov4 min read

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – The West Bank

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 569), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 563), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 549).

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Hizma, Al Jarushiyya, Beit 'Anan, Nablus, Al Far'a refugee camp, Al-Ram, Qalqilya, Azzun, Tubas, Qabatiya, Bal'a, Fahma, Kafr Ra'i, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Deir al-Ghusun, Jericho, and Tarqumiyah. Daytime raids carried out in Umm Safa, Deir Sammit, Beit Furik, Talfit, Tell, Halhul, Beit Ummar, Khallet Al Nu'Man, Dar Salah, Hebron, Bayt Sakarya, Al-Ubeidiya, Za'tara, Harmala, Dheisheh refugee camp, Marah Rabah, Burin, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Baqa ash-Sharqiyya, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Madama, Kafr al-Labad, Al-Mughayyir, Shib Al Butin, At-Tur, Shuweika, Sebastia, Ni'lin, Hajjah, Beit Fajjar, Idna, and Qaryut. At least 28 arrested, including a journalist.

‣ The head of the Palestinian Authority's committee against the wall and colonies was detained for interrogation and his home in east Tulkarm searched.

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Berk Sulayman (Solomon's Pools), south of Bethlehem – The tourist site closed and Palestinian visitors expelled.

2. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem – Clashes.

3. Fahma, south-west of Jenin – Night raid on several homes with stun grenades deployed.

4. Kafr Ra'i, south-west of Jenin – Night raid with stun grenades deployed.

5. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron – Night raid on several homes.

6. Al Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas – Night raid on several homes.

7. Shuweika, north of Tulkarm – Martyrs' memorial demolished.

8. Tulkarm – Night raid on the east of the city; property vandalized. A military vehicle collided with a local vehicle in the city center, wounding two residents. Martyrs' memorials demolished across the city later.

9. Khallet Al Nu'Man, south-east of Jerusalem – Gates closed, preventing residents from returning to their homes.

10. Qalqilya – Night raid on several neighborhoods in the east of the city.

11. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes.

12. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah – Clashes.

13. Nablus – Continued raid on the east of the city as an escort for colonists invading Joseph's Tomb. Clashes continued. A fourth wounded by live fire.

14. Burin, south of Nablus – Clashes.

15. Qaryut, south of Nablus – Night raid with tear gas deployed.

16. Madama, south of Nablus – Clashes.

Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades

1. Bayt Sakarya, south of Bethlehem – Bulldozer works on agricultural land and destruction of water infrastructure.

2. At-Tur, East Jerusalem – A residential building belonging to a single extended family demolished; family members violently expelled.

3. Shib Al Butin, Masafer Yatta – Parts of a school demolished.

Palestinian Attacks on Colonists

1. Beita, south of Nablus – Stones thrown. Vehicle damage near the Evyatar outpost.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Khirbet Yarza, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – Water pipes vandalized.

2. Raba, south-east of Jenin – Provocative night patrols carried out.

3. Umm al Butm, north of Hebron – A resident wounded in a colonist attack.

4. Ramin, east of Tulkarm – Hate graffiti sprayed.

5. Wadi al-Rakhim, Masafer Yatta – Grazing on community land.

6. Huwara, Masafer Yatta – Grazing on community land.

7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes between residents and invading colonists that escalated into clashes with the army.

8. Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah – A vehicle attacked in an attempt to confiscate it.

9. Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah – Grazing on the horse farm land demolished by the army last night.

10. Between Talfit and Jalud, south-east of Nablus – Homes attacked, three vehicles set on fire, attempted arson of a home prevented by residents.

11. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus – Olive trees set on fire at the entrance.

12. Burin, south of Nablus – Electricity and water infrastructure demolished.

13. Madama, south of Nablus – Electricity network vandalized; sewage water diverted towards homes in the north of the village.

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