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Adi Ronen Argov3 min read

Tuesday, May 21, 2026 – The West Bank

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (494th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (488th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (474th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Tell, Nablus, Abwein, Al Far'a refugee camp, Askar al Balad, Jalazone refugee camp, Hebron, and Beit Kahil. During the day, they raided Jaba', Al-Mughayyir, Bani Na'im, Ajjah, Deir Sammit, Hawara, Salem, Sa'ir, Birzeit, Hajjah, Ya'bad, Za'atara, Beit Fajjar, Al Khader, Nahalin, Tuqu'a, Silwad, Ein Yabrud, Anabta, Al-Bireh, Ni'lin, Kafr Qaddum, Al-Arroub refugee camp, and Az-Zawiya. At least 11 were arrested;

‣ In Bani Na'im, dozens were detained without arrest;

‣ 3 women and their children were detained for hours in Hebron without arrest.

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem - clashes, suffocation injuries.

2. Nahalin, west of Bethlehem - raids on homes and shops and destruction of their contents. No arrests.

3. Jenin - raid on the city center. Offices of the Zakat Society were closed and equipment confiscated. Forces violently attacked a resident in the industrial zone and confiscated agricultural supplies (fertilizers and pesticides) from a shop.

4. Hebron - a curfew was imposed on Jaber, Al Salaymeh, and Wadi Al Hussein neighborhoods ahead of Shavuot and colonist marches. Three women and their children were detained in Jaber neighborhood without being allowed to return home.

5. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - raid involving teargas and stun grenade fire.

6. Bani Na'im, east of Hebron - raid, detention, and humiliation of dozens of residents. No arrests.

7. Anabta, east of Tulkarm - clashes. One person injured by live fire.

8. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem - raid involving stun grenades.

9. Birzeit, north of Ramallah - clashes.

10. Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah - overnight home raids.

11. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - teargas fired toward a school at the entrance to the village. Later, clashes developed and soldiers threw stun grenades at a vehicle.

12. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah - clashes.

13. Huwara, south of Nablus - gunfire directed at a vehicle over allegations of an attempted ramming attack. The driver was arrested.

Blockages

1. Za'atara, east of Bethlehem - entrance closed with an iron gate and concrete blocks.

2. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin - entrances blocked.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Rashayida, east of Bethlehem - a school transportation vehicle carrying students was attacked.

2. Mukhmas, north-east of Jerusalem - a dirt road was blocked.

3. Hawara, Masafer Yatta - grazing on agricultural land.

4. Khirbet al-Halawa, Masafer Yatta - grazing on agricultural land.

5. Khirbet al-Nabi, Masafer Yatta - colonists stole 45 sheep and attacked their owners.

6. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - grazing on agricultural land.

7. Dar Fazia, east of Ramallah - the siege on the house continues. Sheep and camels grazed on land and garbage was thrown into the house courtyard.

8. Beita, south of Nablus - a vehicle was attacked in the Al Zahra area and vandalized.


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