Wednesday, August 12, 2026 – The West Bank
General
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 577), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 571), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 557).
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Beit Fajjar, Tammun, Turmus Ayya, Kafr Qallil, Kafr Ra'i, Arabbuna, Surif, Silat ad-Dhahr, Barta'a,
Shuweika, Deir Ghazaleh, Sanniriya, Al-Yamun, Nablus, Silat al-Harithiya, Al-Bireh, Beitunia, Tayasir, ad-Dhahiriya, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Wadi al-Rakhim, and Zawata. Daytime raids carried out in Jurat al-Sham'a, Raba, Al-Masara, Qalqilya, Silwan, Balata refugee camp, Silwad, Deir Jarir, Qalandia refugee camp, Tell, Ramallah, Beit Ummar, Idna, Birzeit, Burin, Al-Mughayyir, Beit 'Anan, Ya'bad, Usarin, Qarawat Bani Zeid, Kafr Ein, Deir Ghasana, Dheisheh refugee camp, and Burqa. At least 16 arrested, including a journalist in Beitunia.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem – Clashes.
2. Deir Ghazaleh, east of Jenin – Night raid on several homes.
3. Silat ad-Dhahr, south of Jenin – Night raid, detentions, field interrogations, and arrests.
4. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin – Raid on a home and its conversion into a military post, expelling three families.
5. Al-Yamun, west of Jenin – Night raid on a home.
6. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron – Pre-dawn raid on a home.
7. Idna, west of Hebron – Raid with live fire deployed and arrests.
8. Tayasir, east of Tubas – Pre-dawn raid on several homes.
9. Tammun, south of Tubas – Night raid on several homes.
10. Qaffin, north of Tulkarm – Night raid on a home.
11. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem – Pre-dawn raid by special forces, reinforcements, arrest.
12. Beit 'Anan, north-west of Jerusalem – Clashes, live fire.
13. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes, live fire and tear gas.
14. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah – Night raid on several homes.
15. Deir Ghasana, north-west of Ramallah – Clashes.
16. Kafr Ein, north-west of Ramallah – Clashes.
17. Qarawat Bani Zeid, north-west of Ramallah – Clashes.
18. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus – Raid with tear gas deployed.
19. Usarin, south-east of Nablus – Clashes.
20. Burin, south of Nablus – Clashes.
21. Tell, south-west of Nablus – Live fire and tear gas deployed on residents attempting to repel a colonist attack on the outskirts of the village.
Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades
1. Jurat al-Sham'a, south of Bethlehem – Demolition of a residential building.
2. Al-Masara, south of Bethlehem – Demolition of a three-story home.
3. Raba, south-east of Jenin – Demolition of infrastructure at the town entrance.
4. Hebron – Demolition of a home in the Farsh Al-Hawa area.
5. Al Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs), Hebron – Closure of the mosque entrances and prevention of prayer to allow colonist entry.
6. Silwan, Jerusalem – Demolition of a home in the Bir Ayyub neighborhood.
7. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem – Heavy traffic congestion as a result of intensified security measures at checkpoints.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Al Hadidiya, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – Provocations and harassment under police and army protection.
2. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – Provocative patrols.
3. Sa'ir, north of Hebron – Provocations in the west of the town.
4. as-Samu, south of Hebron – Provocations in Khirbet al Kharaba and herds grazed in olive groves.
5. Dar Faza'a, east of Ramallah – Provocations around community homes. Clashes.
6. Jalud, south-east of Nablus – Colonists occupy a home following a siege of several weeks and the expulsion of its owner.
7. Awarta, south-east of Nablus – Provocative patrols and prayers held in the Al-Uzeir compound.
8. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – Continued siege of two homes on the outskirts of the town under army protection, attacks on residents, and blocking of roads and paths leading to the homes with boulders and stones. Clashes, including stone-throwing at the intruders.
9. Beita, south of Nablus – Colonists attack a home in Bir Quzah, destroying its contents and tearing a copy of the Quran.
10. Tell, south-west of Nablus – Clashes on the outskirts of the village between colonists and residents who came out to repel them. The army fires tear gas and live ammunition at the residents.
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
