The Daily File

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

Adi Ronen Argov3 min read

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 – The West Bank

General

1. The Palestinian Information Center - Ma'ta, reports that 105 Bedouin communities in the West Bank have been completely displaced by colonists, the Israeli military, or both, since October 7, 2023.

Killed

1. Mahmoud Mohammad Mahmoud Suleiman, 29, Beit Ur al-Tahta.

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 619), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 613), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 599), Qusra (Day 45);

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Silwad, Qaryut, Tubas, Aqabah, Silat al-Harithiya, Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, Asira al-Qibliya, Awarta, Atil, Nablus, Askar, Jericho, Deir al-Ghusun, Kafr Qallil. Daytime raids carried out in Az-Zawiya, Qalqilya, Udala, Beit Imrin, Kafr Qud.

Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin - Night raid on several homes and property damage.

2. Tubas - Night raid on a home. Arrests.

3. Aqabah, north of Tubas - Night raid on a home. Arrests.

4. Deir al-Ghusun, north of Tulkarm - Dawn raid on several homes.

5. Jaba Checkpoint , north-east of Jerusalem - Tear gas fired at Palestinian vehicles.

6. Wadi al-Sha'er, east of Salfit - Raid accompanied by a bulldozer between the town and Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya.

7. Qalqilya - Clashes, tear gas and stun grenades fired, mainly at the eastern entrance to the city. Two wounded.

8. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah - Night raid with tear gas and stun grenades fired. Clashes developed toward evening.

9. Beit Ur al-Tahta, west of Ramallah - Raid on the home of Mahmoud Suleiman, a resident of the village who ran over an Israeli soldier earlier at the checkpoint (see Palestinian Attacks on the Military below).

10. Askar, Nablus - Night raid on a residential building. Arrests.

11. Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus - Pre-dawn raid on several homes.

Palestinian Attacks on the Military

1. Beit Ur Checkpoint, west of Ramallah - An Israeli soldier was severely wounded in a car-ramming incident at the checkpoint. The driver who carried out the ramming was shot and killed, and his body was taken. It was later reported that the wounded soldier is the son of Israel's ambassador to the United States.

Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades

1. Raba, east of Jenin - Demolition of horse stables.

2. Jaba', north-east of Jerusalem - Bulldozers demolished several structures.

3. Jinba, Masafer Yatta - Demolition of several homes.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Raba, south-east of Jenin - Nightly provocation patrols among the village's homes.

2. Bani Na'im, east of Hebron - Colonists accompanied by a military force stopped several workers after a car chase and shot one of them.

3. an-Nazla ash-Sharqiya, north of Tulkarm - Colonists entered a playground in the village during preparations for its opening.

4. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta - Colonists blocked the road leading to the community and prevented residents from entering.

5. Kafr Laqif, east of Qalqilya - Stone-throwing at vehicles at the entrance to the village.

6. Shilo colony, north of Ramallah - Attack on vehicles on Route 60, which connects Ramallah with Nablus, near the colony.

7. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah - Attack on and theft of a merchant's vehicle east of the village.

8. Between Sinjil and Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - Colonists stole olives.

9. Burka, east of Ramallah - Land set ablaze near the village's homes.

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