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Friday, August 8, 2025 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • Aug 7
  • 2 min read

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (210th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (204th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (191st consecutive day), Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, Qalqilya, Huwara, Beit Ummar, Beit Iba, Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Al Maniya, Zeita. During the day they raided Ein Al Sultan refugee camp, Beit Dajan, Beita, Beit Furik, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Kafr Qallil, Asira ash-Shamaliya, Burqa, Kafr 'Aqab, Surif, Kafr Ni'ma, Tuqu'a, Nahalin, Kafr Qaddum, Tayasir. At least 10 Palestinians were arrested.


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Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Jenin – raid with stun grenades thrown. A family is forced to evacuate a besieged house. Arrests.

2. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron – confrontations.

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3. Kafr 'Aqab, north of Jerusalem – confrontations.

4. Qalqilya – night raid with stun grenades thrown. The family of a wanted man is arrested in order to pressure him to give himself up. Later he does.

5. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – confrontations.

6. Beita, south of Nablus – confrontations.

7. Huwara, south of Nablus – confrontations.

8. Kafr Qallil, south of Nablus – raid with teargas.

9. Burqa, north-west of Nablus – confrontations.

10. Asira ash-Shamaliya, north-west of Nablus- confrontations


Demolitions

1. At-Tur, East Jerusalem – inhabitant forced to demolish his own home.

2. Sur Baher, south-west Jerusalem – inhabitant forced to demolish his own home.

16 family members remain homeless.


Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Nahalin, west of Bethlehem – 100 grapevines and olive trees cut down.

2. Dhaher al 'Abed, south-east of Jenin – ancient olive trees uprooted.


Left: Dhaher al 'Abed; right: Al Asakra

3. Al Asakra, east of Yatta – grapevines vandalized.

4. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta – colonists from Carmel, secured by soldiers, march inside the community during the mourning days for Odeh Hathalin.


5. Ar-Rakeez, Masafer Yatta – a Palestinian who had been attacked and shot by colonists and his leg amputated – was attacked again and wounded.

6. Salem, east of Nablus – bulldozer works to expand the colony.

Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, yNet, Zirat War.


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