Wednesday, February 26, 2025 – The West Bank
Killed
Raids and arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Nablus, Awarta, Bal'a, Qalqilya, Beit Fajjar, Far'ata, Immatain, Qalandia refugee camp, Kafr 'Aqab, Beit Kahil, Al-Bireh, Abwein, Arura, Aida refugee camp, Jenin refugee camp and town (37th consecutive day), Al Ein refugee camp. During the day they raided Dura, Abwein (continued), Ajjul, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Nur Shams refugee camp (17th consecutive day), Issawiya, Azzun, Yatma, Manshiya, Umm Salamuna, Jurat al-Sham'a, Deir al-Ghusun, Atil, Beit Furik, Udala, Deir Abu Mash'al. At least 16 Palestinians were arrested.
‣ Another prisoner, Ra’fat Abu Fanouna, died in jail. Since October 7, 2023 we know of at least 60 Palestinian detainees and prisoners who died in Israeli jails.
Army attacks against Palestinians
1. Qalqilya – raid. Confrontations. Wanted man’s father arrested in order to pressure the man to give himself in. Claims of gold jewelry theft during a raid of a prisoner’s home. A minor was shot in the head and killed.
2. Nablus – raid and confrontations. Auxiliary forces. Army forces near the Al Itihad hospital. A youngster wounded in the eastern part of town by live fire.
3. Dura, south of Hebron – raid, arrests. At least 15 persons arrested, released several hours later.
4. Abwein, north-west of Ramallah – raid, arrests.
5. Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm – 17th consecutive day. Inhabitants who were expelled return to remove their property from houses meant to be demolished in order to pave a wide road inside the camp.
They were expelled from the camp after a few hours. Bulldozers block entrances to the camp.
6. Ajjul, north-west of Ramallah – raid and arrest of head of village council, a released prisoner.
7. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron – confrontations.
8. Yatma, south of Nablus – confrontations.
9. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – shepherds chased with stun grenades.
10. Beit Kahil, north of Hebron – raid. Arrests.
Demolitions, confiscations and blockages
1. Beit Ijza, north-west of Jerusalem – building under construction demolished.
2. al-Karmil, Masafer Yatta – 8 dunams confiscated in favor of Carmel colony.
3. Khallet ad-Daba'a, Masafer Yatta – 18 tents, water and electricity grids destroyed.
4. Badhan, north-east of Nablus – road check-post. Vehicles delayed.
5. Manshiya, Umm Salamuna and Jurat al-Sham'a, south of Bethlehem – Gates closure and blocking entrances to localities.
Colonist attack against Palestinians
1. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – construction of a new outpost adjacent to the local shepherd community.
The Home Front Command's "Mount Zion" mobile unit is patrolling inside the shepherds' quarters. The shepherds, tired of harassment in recent months, are packing and leaving.
2. Jaba', north-east of Jerusalem – colonists uprooted olive trees.
3. Al-Aqsa Mosque – colonists enter mosque compound.
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
