Tuesday, February 18, 2025 – The West Bank
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Tell, Jenin refugee camp and town (29 days), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (23 days), Nur Shams refugee camp (10 days), Asira al-Qibliya, Rammun, Anabta, Hizma, Qalqilya, Anata, Silwad, Madama, Issawiya, Nablus, Dheisheh refugee camp, Azzun. During the day they raided Jaba', Meithalun, Jabel Mukaber, Qalandia refugee camp, Jinsafut, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Al-Mughayyir, Deir Sharaf, Qusra, Arura, Deir Abu Mash'al, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Huwara, at-Tabaqa, Hajjah, Marah Rabah, Beit Rima, Beit Furik, Far'un, Qaffin. 28 Palestinians were arrested, at least one minor among them.
Army attacks against Palestinians
1. Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm – 10 days of raid. Fire breaks out in one of the houses near Abu Baker al Sadiq mosque.
2. Azzun, east of Qalqilya – night raid and arrests. Suspicious object exploded.
3. Meithalun, south-east of Jenin – raid. House under siege. Confrontations. 2 persons wounded, a 16-year-old among them.
4. Tulkarm refugee camp – 23rd consecutive day. Bulldozers destroy 14 houses in the camp. Soldiers fire at inhabitants trying to rescue their property out of the houses.
5. Jenin refugee camp - 29th consecutive day. Drone explodes house in the camp.
6. Qalqilya – one person wounded by live fire at southern checkpoint.
7. Deir Sharaf, north-west of Nablus – raid and tearing down flags of Palestine and PLO movement.
8. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – raid and confrontations.
9. Arura, north-west of Ramallah – raid with teargas fired at houses.
10. Deir Abu Mash'al, north-west of Ramallah – raid and confrontations.
11. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron – raid and confrontations.
12. at-Tabaqa, south-west of Hebron – raid and confrontations.
13. Huwara, south of Nablus – raid. Arrests. Explosive charge exploded.
14. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – raid and confrontations.
15. Beit Rima, north-west of Ramallah – raid and confrontations. 2 persons wounded by live fire.
16. Marah Rabah, south of Bethlehem – raid and confrontations.
Demolitions and closures
1. Jabel Mukaber, south-east Jerusalem – 4 houses demolished.
2. Kufr al-Dik, west of Salfit – house demolished.
3. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta – 3 houses demolished.
4. Jinsafut, east of Qalqilya – Cessation of construction orders issued for 8 facilities.
5. Wadi al-Joz, East Jerusalem – UNRWA school forced to close down, schoolchildren chased away.
6. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem – UNRWA vocational training college closed down.
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
1. Susya, Masafer Yatta – colonists attack and set vehicle to fire at night.
2. Baytillu, west of Ramallah – colonists attack a house.
3. Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah – new outpost erected.
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
