Tuesday, February 18, 2025 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Feb 18
- 3 min read
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Tell, Jenin refugee camp and town (29 days), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (23 days), Nur Shams refugee camp (10 days), Asira al-Qibliya, Rammun, Anabta, Hizma, Qalqilya, Anata, Silwad, Madama, Issawiya, Nablus, Dheisheh refugee camp, Azzun. During the day they raided Jaba', Meithalun, Jabel Mukaber, Qalandia refugee camp, Jinsafut, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Al-Mughayyir, Deir Sharaf, Qusra, Arura, Deir Abu Mash'al, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Huwara, at-Tabaqa, Hajjah, Marah Rabah, Beit Rima, Beit Furik, Far'un, Qaffin. 28 Palestinians were arrested, at least one minor among them.
Army attacks against Palestinians
1. Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm – 10 days of raid. Fire breaks out in one of the houses near Abu Baker al Sadiq mosque.

3. Meithalun, south-east of Jenin – raid. House under siege. Confrontations. 2 persons wounded, a 16-year-old among them.
4. Tulkarm refugee camp – 23rd consecutive day. Bulldozers destroy 14 houses in the camp. Soldiers fire at inhabitants trying to rescue their property out of the houses.
5. Jenin refugee camp - 29th consecutive day. Drone explodes house in the camp.
6. Qalqilya – one person wounded by live fire at southern checkpoint.
7. Deir Sharaf, north-west of Nablus – raid and tearing down flags of Palestine and PLO movement.
10. Deir Abu Mash'al, north-west of Ramallah – raid and confrontations.

14. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – raid and confrontations.
16. Marah Rabah, south of Bethlehem – raid and confrontations.
Demolitions and closures
1. Jabel Mukaber, south-east Jerusalem – 4 houses demolished.
2. Kufr al-Dik, west of Salfit – house demolished.

3. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta – 3 houses demolished.

5. Wadi al-Joz, East Jerusalem – UNRWA school forced to close down, schoolchildren chased away.
Colonist attacks against Palestinians
1. Susya, Masafer Yatta – colonists attack and set vehicle to fire at night.

3. Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah – new outpost erected.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.
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