Sunday, August 23, 2026 – The West Bank
Killed
1. Aslam al-Ajouri, 14, Askar refugee camp.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 588), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 582), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 568), Qusra (Day 15);
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Ya'bad, Zeita al-Sharqiya, Deir Ghazaleh, Qalqilya, Bal'a, Tell, Qalandia refugee camp, Illar, Beita, Silwan, Beit Dajan, Seida. Daytime raids carried out in Kafr Ni'ma, Askar refugee camp, Azzun, Madama, Raba. At least 15 were arrested.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Jenin - Night raid on a home housing displaced persons from the refugee camp in the area of the Arab American University (AAUP), and the arrest of a wanted man's uncle.
2. Deir Ghazaleh, east of Jenin - Night raid on several homes.
3. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin - Night raid on several homes.
4. Nur Shams refugee camp, Tulkarm - Soldiers raised the Israeli flag on the minaret of the Abu Ubaida mosque in the camp.
5. Seida, north of Tulkarm - Predawn raid on a home. Arrest.
6. Illar, north of Tulkarm - Night raid on several homes. Arrest.
7. Silwan, Jerusalem - Night raid with stun grenade fire following a dispute between families that escalated into gunfire. Two residents were killed by police gunfire.
8. Qalqilya - Night raid on several homes. Arrests.
9. Azzun, east of Qalqilya - Evening raid and vehicle checks.
10. al-Am'ari refugee camp, north of Ramallah - Clashes, two wounded.
11. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Morning raid with stun grenade and tear gas fire, and closure of the western entrance.
12. Burka, east of Ramallah - A 25-year-old man was shot in the leg by soldiers and arrested.
13. Kafr Ni'ma, north-west of Ramallah - A military jeep overturned during a raid.
14. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - Night raid on a home and arrest of a released prisoner.
15. Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus - Raid with live fire. A 14-year-old boy was killed.
16. Beita, south of Nablus - Night raid on a home. Arrest of a released prisoner.
17. Madama, south of Nablus - Raid with tear gas fire.
18. Tell, south-west of Nablus - Night raid with stun grenade and tear gas fire.
Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades
1. Jalbun, east of Jenin — Uprooting of trees near the outpost established on the village's lands.
2. Ein Siniya checkpoint, north of Ramallah — Closure of the exit from Ramallah northward.
3. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah — Closure of the western entrance to the village.
4. Dar Faza'a junction, east of Ramallah — Blocking and inspections at the junction.
5. Tell, south-west of Nablus — Confiscation of vehicles during a night raid.
Palestinian Attacks on Colonists
1. Al-Auja, north of Jericho — A colonist was stabbed and wounded. The attacker fled; a chase was underway, and large forces combed the area.
2. Beitunia, west of Ramallah — Palestinian Authority security forces rescued an armed colonist who had entered the town with his vehicle and handed him over to the Israeli army.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Al Maniya, south-east of Bethlehem - colonists uproot olive trees and vines.
2. as-Samu, south of Hebron - colonists attempt to steal sheep.
3. Far'ata, east of Qalqilya - night provocation.
4. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah - colonists steal property.
5. Burka, east of Ramallah - burning of a tent, equipment and fodder on the outskirts of the village.
6. Between Jorish and Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - new outpost.
7. Usarin, south of Nablus - set fire to a vehicle and a house and spray nationalist graffiti.
8. Burin, south of Nablus - expansion of the outpost and placement of mobile structures.
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
