Sunday, August 16, 2026 – The West Bank
General
1. Activists sprayed red paint on flags of Israel placed by colonists at the entrance square to Rawabi, in protest against the war and the phenomenon of flag-flying throughout the West Bank. The action was carried out by a Jewish-Palestinian group that includes Israeli and international activists, calling itself "The Black Rose".
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 581), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 575), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 561).
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Tell, Ya'bad, Nablus, Hebron, Askar refugee camp, Silwad, Beitin, Beit Liqya, Qaryut, Qarawat Bani Zeid, Rujeib, and Al-Arroub refugee camp. Daytime raids carried out in Kafr Malik, Al-Mughayyir, Birzeit, Qusra, Kafr Qallil, Sa'ir, Madama, Beit Ummar, Qalqilya, Beit Imrin and Zeita. At least 13 arrested.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin - Night raid by a special force on a house.
2. Hebron - Night raid on a house in the al-Jalajel area, in the east of the city.
3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - Raid on a house.
4. Sa'ir, north of Hebron - Clashes.
5. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - Clashes, tear gas, and an arrest.
6. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Evening raid.
7. Beit Liqya, west of Ramallah - Night raid on a house.
8. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - The eighth day of the siege on the houses on the outskirts of the town. Additional army forces enter the town as a UN delegation carrying aid to the besieged houses arrives. A bulldozer closes the roads leading to the besieged houses. The army demands the evacuation of an industrial facility and several shops for a period of one week.
9. Madama, south of Nablus - Clashes, live fire.
10. Qaryut, south-east of Nablus - Night raid on several houses.
11. Tell, south-west of Nablus - Evening raid, tear gas fired.
12. Beit Imrin, north-west of Nablus - Clashes following a colonist raid on the village. Arrests.
Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades
1. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - Confiscation of vehicles during clashes.
2. Kafr Sur, south of Tulkarm - Demolition orders for several buildings and houses, including a building with ten residential apartments.
3. Silwan, Jerusalem - A resident was forced to demolish his house, on the pretext that it was built without a permit.
Palestinian Attacks on Colonists
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Abu Nujaym, south-east of Bethlehem - Provocations around residents' homes and an attack on a vehicle, which was damaged.
2. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - Provocation patrols.
3. Al Kholjan,, south-west of Jenin - A provocation patrol under army protection.
4. Hebron - Severe clashes between residents and colonists who attacked in the al-Ja'bari neighborhood. Ten Palestinians were wounded, including two wounded by gunfire, one of whom was arrested. The army's version claims a "mutual clash" during which two colonists were lightly wounded by stone-throwing.
5. Beit Einun, north of Hebron - Attack on a family in their home under the protection of a military force. The army arrests the residents who were attacked.
6. Wadi 'Ubeid, south of Hebron - A colonist ran over a child in the small village, west of Dura.
7. as-Samu, south of Hebron - Provocations while herding flocks between the homes of the Khirbet al Kharaba community.
8. Wadi al-Rakhim, Masafer Yatta - Herding a flock in a house's yard.
9. Atara, north of Ramallah - A colonist attacks a vehicle.
10. Shilo colony, north of Ramallah - Attack on vehicles on the road near the colony.
11. Burka, east of Ramallah - A new outpost on the town's lands.
12. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah - Attack on a vehicle on the outskirts of the village. The driver was wounded and the vehicle was damaged.
13. Umm Safa, north-west of Ramallah - A sixth outpost is being established on the village's lands.
14. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - The eighth day of the siege imposed by colonists on the two houses on the outskirts of the town, under the army's protection.
15. Huwara, south of Nablus - A provocation patrol in the Ras Zeid area, in the south-west of the town.
16. Yitzhar colony, south of Nablus - Attack on vehicles on the road near the colony.
17. Tell, south-west of Nablus - Colonists attacking on the outskirts of the village.
18. Beit Imrin, north-west of Nablus - An attack on the outskirts of the village. Residents confront them.
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
