Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – The West Bank

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 646), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 640), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 626);

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Silwad, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Dura, Kafr Dan, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Beit Dajan, Aida refugee camp, Yatta, Nablus, Atil, Illar, Immatain, Jayus, Beit Furik, Balata refugee camp, Sa'ir, Salem. Daytime raids carried out in Hebron, Qalandia refugee camp, At-Tur, Deir Jarir, Al Mirkez, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Tammun, Al-Mughayyir, Tayibe, Awarta, Beit Fajjar, Silat al-Harithiya, Abu Dis, Rafat. At least 24 people were arrested, including a female student.

1. Bethlehem - night raid on a residential building.

2. Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem - clashes following severe movement restrictions in preparation for the "Rachel's Hilula" at the nearby Rachel's Tomb (Bilal Ibn Rabah Mosque). (More details in Demolitions, Confiscations, and Closures below).

3. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem - clashes.

4. Nahalin, west of Bethlehem - prevention of olive harvest. Residents and solidarity activists, including US Congressman Brad Lander, expelled.

5. Jenin - raid on housing of people displaced from the refugee camp, in the area of the Arab American University.

6. Kafr Dan, west of Jenin - night raid on several homes.

7. Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin - raid on a residential building, arrest.

8. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron - night raid on several homes.

9. At-Tur, Jerusalem - raid on a residential building.

10. Abu Dis, south-east of Jerusalem - clashes.

11. Jayus, north-east of Qalqilya - raid on a house before dawn.

12. Immatain, east of Qalqilya - night raid on several homes. Detentions, field interrogations and arrests.

13. Ramallah - military forces surrounded a vehicle of the Palestinian Traffic Police at Al-Sarraya Square in the At-Tira neighborhood and arrested several police officers.

14. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - raid on a home. In the evening, armored vehicles patrolled the streets of the village. An ambulance was prevented from entering at the western entrance to the town.

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15. Deir Jarir, north-east of Ramallah - raid coinciding with residents heading out for the olive harvest, and access to olive groves was prevented.

16. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah - armored vehicles patrolled the streets of the village in the evening.

17. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah - continuation of a raid that began the previous evening. Detentions, field interrogations, and arrests.

18. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - raid following a colonist attack on olive pickers. The olive harvest was prevented.

19. Tayibe, east of Ramallah - a military force arrested human rights activist and journalist Andrei Kharzhnovsky (AKA Andrei-X) while he was accompanying a local resident during the olive harvest. The arrest was carried out based on a closed military zone order issued by Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth last August, valid until July 2027.

20. Balata, Nablus - raid at dawn on several homes. Tear gas and stun grenades fired.

21. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - Night raid on the homes of released prisoners. Detentions, field interrogations, and arrests.

22. Beit Furik - east of Nablus - Pre-dawn raid on several homes. Detentions, field interrogations, and arrests.

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23. Awarta, south-east of Nablus - Clashes, live fire.

1. Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem — blocking access roads and internal routes connecting the camp to Bilal Ibn Rabah mosque (Rachel's Tomb), in preparation for "Rachel's Hillula."

2. Jenin — surprise checkpoint in the Al-Germania neighborhood, delays and searches of vehicles.

3. Between Khomesh colony and Sa-Nur colony, south of Jenin — earthworks on Palestinian land for a road that will connect the two colonies.

4. Al Shuyukh, north of Hebron — demolition of fences.

5. Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem — plan to build 122 housing units for Jews only.

6. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem — demolition of a building under construction and assault on residents.

7. Madama, south of Nablus — after being opened for one day, the northern entrance was closed again. The village's three entrances have been closed for ten days. At the same time, the uprooting of olive trees on the village's land continues.

8. Khomesh, north-west of Nablus — addition of mobile structures to the colony.

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1. Between Deir Jarir and Kafr Malik, north-east of Ramallah — stone-throwing at vehicles, damage to a vehicle.

2. Migron outpost, east of Ramallah — a colonist was wounded after being struck by a truck near the outpost. A chase after the vehicle that struck him ensued, and it was caught near the entrance to Ofra colony after being involved in a car accident. The driver was arrested.

3. Awarta, south-east of Nablus — arson targeting a painting, vessels, and equipment used for religious ceremonies at the Al-Uzeir compound, identified, according to Jewish tradition, as the tomb of Eleazar the priest.

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4. As-Sawiya, south of Nablus — stone-throwing at vehicles, damage to a vehicle.

1. Birin, south-east of Hebron - olive theft, and shooting at olive pickers.

2. Wadi al-Rakhim, Masafer Yatta - for 17 days now, colonists besieged a resident's home, and the army prevented journalists from accessing the area.

3. Huwara, Masafer Yatta - a colonist prevented a resident from erecting a fence around his home. Later, pepper spray was sprayed on residents.

4. Deir Istiya, north-west of Salfit - colonists stopped a vehicle and prevented it from continuing north of the town, shortly after midnight.

5. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - attack on olive pickers.

6. Burka, east of Ramallah - herds grazing among the olive trees.

7. Deir Abu Mash'al, north-west of Ramallah - attack on olive pickers and burning of olive trees.

8. Usarin, south-east of Nablus - a village resident was wounded after his vehicle overturned as he tried to flee an attack by colonists on the road connecting the towns of Beita and Aqraba. Later, another resident, about 40 years old, was wounded by live fire from armed colonists at olive pickers. The wounded man was evacuated to the hospital by a Red Crescent ambulance.

9. Jalud, south-east of Nablus - attack on olive pickers, including live fire.

10. Udala, south of Nablus - olive theft.

11. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - expulsion of olive pickers.