Saturday, August 22, 2026 – The West Bank
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 587), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 581), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 567), Qusra (Day 14).
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Judeida, Faqqua, Kafr 'Aqab, Qalandia refugee camp, al-Am'ari refugee camp, Dura, Nablus, Tubas. Daytime raids carried out in Tayasir, Beit Furik, Al-Mughayyir, Beit Ula, Beit Rima, Beit Ummar, Udala, Deir Ballut, Ramallah, Burin, Sarra, Zawata, Beita, Arraba, Usarin, Deir al-Ghusun, Beit Fajjar, Rujeib, Ya'bad, Battir. At least 8 arrested.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem – Clashes.
2. Faqqua, east of Jenin – Night raid on several homes.
3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron – Raid and forced closure of businesses.
4. Beit Ula, west of Hebron – Raid during which residents were beaten.
5. Tayasir, east of Tubas – Raid with tear gas deployed. 11 suffocation injuries, including four children.
6. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem – Three wounded by gunfire near the separation wall.
7. al-Am'ari refugee camp, north of Ramallah – Clashes.
8. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Tear gas fired at several homes.
9. Beit Rima, north-west of Ramallah – Clashes.
10. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – Two members of the local council staff, including the council head, delayed, attacked, and wounded; ambulance access to evacuate the wounded prevented.
11. Rujeib, east of Nablus – Raid with tear gas deployed.
12. Usarin, south of Nablus – Clashes.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Al Hadidiya, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – Shepherds prevented from reaching grazing land.
2. Arraba, south-west of Jenin – Colonists escorted by soldiers attack residents. Residents confront them. Two wounded.
3. as-Samu, south of Hebron – Invasion of the Khirbet al Kharaba community and an attempt to steal sheep, using the standard pretext that they are stolen sheep.
4. Tayasir, east of Tubas – Residents attacked in an attempt to steal horses.
5. Tammun, south-east of Tubas – Colonists violently attack a 15-year-old and wound him.
6. Ar-Rakeez, Masafer Yatta – A colonist attacks Sheikh Sa'id al-Amour, whose leg was amputated after being shot by a colonist about a year and a half ago, with a club.
7. Khallet al-Hummus, Masafer Yatta – Herds grazed on the community's land.
8. Wadi al-Sha'er, east of Salfit – A vehicle attacked and money stolen from it.
9. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah – A vehicle overturned after being forced off the road by a colonist vehicle.
10. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah – New outpost.
11. Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah – Raid on the Sheikh Ammar area in the south of the town.
12. Tayibe, east of Ramallah – Invasion of the Ka'abna community compound.
13. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – Continued siege, now in its 14th day. A new outpost established at the eastern entrance.
14. Burin, south of Nablus – Provocative patrol.
15. Qaryut, south of Nablus – A donkey stolen, tied to a vehicle, and dragged and tortured until it collapsed and died.
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



