The Daily File

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

Adi Ronen Argov2 min read

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - The West Bank

General

1. 18th consecutive day that Al-Aqsa compound is closed to worshipers.

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (429th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (423rd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (409th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Shuweika, Nablus, old Askar refugee camp, Hableh, Balata refugee camp, Burqa, Qaffin, Ein al-Beidaا, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Atil, Illar, Al-Bireh, Sa'ir, Beit Awa, al-Am'ari refugee camp, Seida, Al Asakra. During the day, they raided Beit Sahour, Dura, Dheisheh refugee camp, Tubas, Silwad, ad-Dhahiriya, Beit Ummar, Qabatiya, Turmus Ayya, Deir Jarir, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Al-Mughayyir, Al Khader. At least 27 arrested, including a journalist.

‣ 52 administrative detention orders issued or renewed.

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem - clashes.

2. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - night raid, mass arrests; 17 residents arrested.

3. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron - clashes, suffocation injuries.

4. East Jerusalem - Border Police attack worshipers gathering at alternative sites because Al-Aqsa is closed.

5. Shuafat checkpoint, north-east of Jerusalem - checkpoint closure, teargas fired at vehicles.

6. al-Am'ari refugee camp, north of Ramallah - night home raids, stun grenades, contents vandalized.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Aqabat Hasna, west of Bethlehem - stones thrown at Palestinian vehicles.

2. Khirbet Yarza, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - olive saplings uprooted, irrigation system vandalized.

3. Sanur, south-east of Jenin - expansion of Sa-Nur outpost.

4. Jaba', north-east of Jerusalem - stones thrown at Palestinian vehicles.

5. Nablus-Ramallah road - road blocked in protest against outpost evacuation.

6. Nablus - Joseph's Tomb; 50 ultra-Orthodox colonists enter the site, army raids the area to secure them; colonists throw stones at homes.

7. Beita, south of Nablus - colonists attack a house on the outskirts of the town, prevent ambulance access to evacuate injured people.


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