Wednesday, August 26, 2026 – The West Bank
General
1. Tubas and Nablus - protests demanding the release of the bodies of those killed that Israel is holding, so they can be buried.
‣ Israel does not publish the exact number of bodies it holds, but according to documentation by human rights organizations, Israel holds 799 identified bodies of Palestinians who were killed both in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank, of which 256 are buried in "cemeteries of numbers" and the rest are in refrigerators. In contrast, official Israeli security sources estimate that Israel holds approximately 1,700 bodies of Palestinians, most of them from the Gaza Strip.
2. The magistrate's court in Jerusalem today acquitted Yona Simcha Schreiber, a resident of Pedu'el colony, of criminal responsibility, after he violently attacked a Catholic nun near the Room of the Last Supper and the Tomb of King David on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, this past April. The judge ruled, based on the opinion of the district psychiatrist, that the attacker was not aware of his actions and therefore was not criminally responsible for them, and issued an order for compulsory psychiatric hospitalization in a hospital for a period of up to six years.
The Israeli government notified the Supreme Court of its refusal to allow the return of the displaced persons of Jenin and Tulkarm refugee camps to their homes, more than a year and a half after they were forcibly evacuated from them.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 591), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 585), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 571), Qusra (Day 18);
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Azzun, Qalandia refugee camp, Meithalun, Bal'a, Deir al-Ghusun, Nahalin, Aqabah, Raba, Atil, ad-Dhahiriya, Tubas, Al Fawwar refugee camp. Daytime raids carried out in Nabi Ilyas, Izbat at-Tabib, Ramallah, Beit Anan, Al-Mughayyir, Al-Bireh, Muthalth al-Shuhada, Qabatiya, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Sa'ir, Beitunia, Hizma. At least 9 were arrested, including one woman and one minor.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Nahalin, west of Bethlehem - Night raid on several homes.
2. Jenin - Raid on a home housing displaced persons from the refugee camp in the area of the Arab American University. Arrests, including one woman.
3. Raba, east of Jenin - Night raid on a home.
4. Muthalth al-Shuhada, south of Jenin - Raid toward evening on several homes.
5. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - Clashes, live fire.
6. Sa'ir, north of Hebron - Clashes.
7. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron - Raid at dawn. Arrests.
8. Tubas - Raid in the early morning on a home.
9. Deir al-Ghusun, north of Tulkarm - Night raid on several homes. Arrests.
10. Atil, north of Tulkarm - Night raid on several homes.
11. Kafr 'Aqab, north of Jerusalem - Clashes around the Qalandia Vocational Training Institute (UNRWA). Tear gas fired, one wounded.
12. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - Clashes, tear gas.
13. Beit Anan, north-west of Jerusalem - Clashes, two wounded by gunfire.
14. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Clashes, tear gas.
15. Beitunia, west of Ramallah - Clashes.
16. Nablus - Raid in the evening on the eastern part of the city to enable colonists to reach Joseph's Tomb. Clashes. Tear gas fired at journalists and medical crews.
17. Zeita, south of Nablus - Raid on several homes.
18. Shavei Shomron colony, north-west of Nablus - Detention of a girl on suspicion of possessing a knife at the intersection near the colony.
Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades
‣ 54 schools across the West Bank and Jerusalem received full demolition orders, and up to 30 additional schools received partial demolition orders for parts of structures or facilities.
1. Za'atara, east of Bethlehem - issuance of demolition orders for several homes.
2. Ramin, east of Tulkarm - uprooting of dozens of fruit-laden fig trees, and denial of access to orchards.
3. Umm Safa, north-west of Ramallah - installation of an iron gate on an access road to a group of homes.
Palestinian Attacks on Colonists
1. Al-Jiftlik, north of Jericho - stone-throwing at vehicles.
2. Madama, south of Nablus - throwing of paint bottles at vehicles.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Deir Abu Da'if, east of Jenin - Vandalism of a house under construction, raw materials, and olive saplings.
2. Khirbet Ghuwein al Fauqa, south of Hebron - Colonists take over a house in the village, which is located within the jurisdiction of the town of as-Samu.
3. Jerusalem - Colonists violate the prohibition on prayer throughout the Al-Aqsa compound.
4. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta - Blocking the access road with utility poles and barrels.
5. Shib Al Butin, Masafer Yatta - Theft of property from a residential home.
6. Deir Ballut, west of Salfit - Raising Israel flags in the town's industrial zone.
7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Colonists steal furniture from a house in the Sha'ab al-Luz neighborhood in the west of the village. Another group lays water pipes to the main water source at the western entrance.
8. Burka, east of Ramallah - Provocations between the houses.
9. Between Asira ash-Shamaliya and Nablus - An armed colonist detains two 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
