Tuesday, October 20, 2026 – The West Bank
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 645), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 639), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 625);
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Madama, Ras al-Ahmar, Salfit, Jayus, Atil, Bruqin, Qalqilya, Deir al-Ghusun, Kafr Dan, Dheisheh refugee camp, Qabatiya, Awarta, Jericho, Sanur. Daytime raids carried out in Nablus, Al-Mughayyir, Hares, Jinba, Silwad, Hableh, Sebastia, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Turmus Ayya, Deir Sharaf, Al-Jiftlik, Ya'bad, Al-Bireh, Rummanah, Ramallah, Marda, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, al-Walaja. At least 16 people were arrested.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem - Night raid on several homes. Initially by a special unit and later with reinforcements.
2. Ras al-Ahmar, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - Expulsion of 20 families.
3. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin - Olive pickers prevented from working.
4. Kafr Dan, west of Jenin - Night raid on a home and damage to property.
5. Rummanah, west of Jenin - Clashes.
6. Tulkarm - Raid and use of residents as human shields.
7. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem - Clashes.
8. Jinba, Masafer Yatta - Raid on several homes and arrests.
9. Salfit - Night raid on several homes, turning a home into a military post. Among other things, they raided a building and threatened its owner that if he did not remove the building's green paint, he would be arrested.
10. Qalqilya - Night raid on several homes.
11. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Raid on a home.
Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades
1. al-Walaja, west of Bethlehem - demolition of a home.
2. Ras al-Ahmar, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - continuation of the siege for a month and a half.
3. Al-Jiftlik, north of Jericho - demolition of several homes and a prayer structure.
4. Khallet ad-Daba'a, Masafer Yatta - bulldozer and demolition operations.
5. Salfit - blocking the entrances.
6. Hares, north-west of Salfit - blocking the entrance.
7. Hableh, south of Qalqilya - placement and closure of an iron gate.
8. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - blocking the entrance with an iron gate.
9. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - blocking the entrance with an iron gate.
10. Madama, south of Nablus - all entrances blocked for ten days.
11. Deir Sharaf, north-west of Nablus - blocking side roads.
Palestinian Attacks on Colonists
1. Rashayida, east of Bethlehem - in response to the colonist attack (see report in Colonist attacks on Palestinians), residents attempted to set fire to a colonist's vehicle.
2. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin - stone-throwing near Mevo Dotan colony.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Rashayida, east of Bethlehem - Attacking the village head's car and stabbing a resident. Clashes.
2. Khirbet Yarza, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - Grazing on community land.
3. Tammun, south of Tubas - Cut down and destroyed 250 fruit-bearing olive trees between the village and Atuf.
4. Silwan, Jerusalem - Encircling the Wadi al-Rababa (Valley of Hinnom) neighborhood from all entrances.
5. Khirbet al-Nabi, Masafer Yatta - Two wounded in a colonist attack.
6. Khallet al-Hummus, Masafer Yatta - Night-time provocations.
7. Marda, north of Salfit - Cutting down olive trees.
8. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah - A raid by colonists accompanied by the army on a number of homes. Stealing sheep on the claim they were stolen. Clashes with residents, a colonist wounded.
9. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah - Attacking olive pickers and looting olives.
10. Ein Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah - Attacking a home and stealing a vehicle.
11. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - Attacking olive pickers and residents confronting them.
12. Burka, east of Ramallah - Setting fire to a building and a monument in the town square.
13. Rammun, east of Ramallah - Theft of sheep under military protection.
14. Madama, south of Nablus - Attackers assaulted olive pickers and then attacked a vehicle.
15. Asira ash-Shamaliya, north-west of Nablus - Colonist attack, residents confronted them.
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



