The Daily File

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Adi Ronen Argov3 min read

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 – The West Bank

Killed

1. Yousef Omar Ahmed Aqel, 33, Biddya. Injured a few days ago near the Separation Wall and died today from his wounds.

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (345th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (339th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (325th consecutive day), Beit Furik, Nablus, Tuqu'a, Jayus, Beit Ummar, Azzun, Sanniriya, Deir al-Ghusun, Qabatiya, Beita, Baqa ash-Sharqiyya, Qaffin. During the day they raided Raba, Silat ad-Dhahr, Al-Bireh, Qalandia refugee camp, Kafr 'Aqab, Abu Dis, Jericho, Udala, Tubas, Silat al-Harithiya, Turmus Ayya, Kafr al-Labad, Anabta, Nabi Salih, Kisan, Anata, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Dura, Al-Ram, Silwan. At least 45 were arrested, a minor among them.

Kafr 'Aqab

Army attacks on Palestinians

1. Raba, south-east of Jenin - farmers who sowed their land were ousted.

2. Tubas - confrontations.

3. Kafr al-Labad, east of Tulkarm - confrontations.

4. Anabta, east of Tulkarm - confrontations.

5. Kafr 'Aqab, north of Jerusalem - raid with teargas and stun grenades. Residents expelled from their homes which were turned into military posts. Demolition of commercial buildings using bulldozers. Confrontations.

6. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - raid by special forces that followed by reinforcements, live fire and teargas. Mass detentions, demolition of bookstores, businesses and a martyrs' monument. Confrontations.

In the two above raids combined (Kafr 'Aqab and Qalandia refugee camp), 26 people were injured, 3 of them by live fire.

7. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - confrontations.

8. Nabi Salih, north-west of Ramallah - confrontations.

9. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - confrontations.

10. Awarta checkpoint, south-east of Nablus - soldiers opened fire at a vehicle that overturned as a result, 3 injured.

11. Udala, south of Nablus - confrontations.

Palestinian attacks on the army

1. Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin - improvised explosive device on a military vehicle.

Colonist attacks on Palestinians

1. Kisan, east of Bethlehem - spreading poison in pastures. 5 sheep died.

2. Sanur, Tharsala archeological site, south of Jenin - colonists enter the archaeological site. Earthworks in preparation for the renewal of the Sa-Nur colony.

3. Halhul, north of Hebron - colonists prevent farmers from accessing their land. Confrontations develop, a resident injured.

4. Fatah Sidra, Masafer Yatta - a colonist attacks children who are documenting him.

5. Between Beit Dajan and Beit Furik, east of Nablus - earthworks on Palestinian lands.

6. Beit Imrin, north-west of Nablus - Vehicles blocked and attacked.


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