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Adi Ronen Argov4 min read

Saturday, August 8, 2026 – The West Bank

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 573), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 567), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 553).

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Bethlehem, Abu Nujaym, Beit Fajjar, Al Far'a refugee camp, Meithalun, Ya'bad, Yatta, Hableh, Beit Furik, Nablus, and Balata refugee camp. Daytime raids carried out in Nabi Ilyas, Beit Dajan, Burqa, Qaryut, Al-Mughayyir, Qalandia refugee camp, Kobar, Tubas, Far'ata, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Sebastia, Al-Bireh, Anza, Beita, Arabbuna, Hebron, Qalqilya, Turmus Ayya, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Dheisheh refugee camp, Za'tara, Dar Salah, Al-Ubeidiya, Beit Ummar, Tammun, and Beit Ur al-Tahta.

‣ There is no clear data on the actual number of detainees. Dozens were detained at several locations. At least 10 arrests are known, including a 13-year-old minor from Anza.

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Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem – Raid with tear gas deployed; suffocation injuries.

2. Jenin – Raid and positioning opposite the government hospital.

3. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin – Night raid on several homes; a home converted into a military post; mass detentions. Physical violence against residents.

4. Anza, south-west of Jenin – Clashes.

5. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron – Raid and forced closure of businesses.

6. Tubas – Raid with tear gas deployed. 15 wounded from suffocation.

7. Tulkarm – Night raid on a home.

8. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem – Clashes.

9. Far'ata, east of Qalqilya – Night raid on a home.

10. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Tear gas fired into a residential home, causing suffocation injuries among family members, including children. Tear gas fired at a cattle herd to clear space for colonist herds to graze on the village's land.

11. Sebastia, north-west of Nablus – Clashes.

Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades

1. Jenin – Order to uproot dunams of grapevines and olive trees.

2. Tulkarm refugee camp, east Tulkarm – Blockade with live fire deployed.

3. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem – Entrance to the Al-Qasarat neighborhood blocked.

Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – Provocative patrols.

2. Burqin, west of Jenin – Provocative patrol.

3. Sa'ir, north of Hebron – Stones thrown at several homes in the Khamrush community during the night; herds grazed on community land during the day.

4. as-Samu, south of Hebron – Herds grazed on the land of the Khirbet al Kharaba community.

5. Idna, west of Hebron – Colonists, with active army participation, attack a vehicle and worshipers at the Nabi Salah Mosque with gunfire into the air. Army arrests seven of the attacked.

6. Wadi al-Rakhim, Masafer Yatta – Colonists shoot at residents and beat others. Six wounded, one from live fire and the rest, including a woman, from beatings.

7. Rujum al-Ali, Masafer Yatta – Raid on agricultural land and grazing there.

8. Jiljilyya, north of Ramallah – Provocative patrol.

9. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah – Raid on a school with live fire deployed. Residents confront them.

10. Tayibe, east of Ramallah – Stones thrown at a home frequently attacked in the Ka'abne community; herds grazed on its land.

11. Beit Ur al-Tahta, west of Ramallah – Raid under military escort with live fire.

12. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – Raid on the village; two residents beaten and wounded, rushed to hospital.

13. Duma, south-east of Nablus – Raid on the village.

14. Shilo colony, south-east of Nablus – Stones thrown at Palestinian vehicles.

15. Beita, south of Nablus – Raid on the Al-Hara'iq area. Army raids the area later as well.

16. Huwara, south of Nablus – Raid on the north of the town; fences vandalized and grazing land invaded.

17. Deir Sharaf, north-west of Nablus – 100 olive saplings uprooted and irrigation pipes vandalized.

Sources

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