Friday, January 17, 2025 – The West Bank

Raids and arrests

‣ Reacting to the release of administrative detainees in the hostage deal, Israel’s Minister of Defense Israel Katz instructed the release of all colonists held in administrative detention.

During the night, Israeli forces raided Hares, Nablus, Tulkarm refugee camp, Aqabat Jaber. During the day they raided Beita, Bani Na'im, Baytillu, Kafr Qaddum, Ni'lin, Silwad, Arranah, Arabbuna, Al-Ram, Tulkarm, Nablus (once more), Sebastia, Beit Furik, Qalqilya, Issawiya, Beit Dajan, Beit Awa. No official data on number of persons arrested.

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Tulkarm refugee camp – night raid with live faire. Raid of Evangelist Hospital.

3 persons arrested.

2. Beita, south of Nablus – attack of weekly procession protesting landgrab of Jabal Sbih, confrontations. Many suffocations.

3. Arabbuna, north-east of Jenin – confrontations.

4. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem – raid with teargas and stun grenades.

5. Sebastia, north-west of Nablus – confrontations, one person wounded by live fire.

6. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – confrontations.

7. Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya – weekly protest procession attacked.

8. Qalqilya – stun grenades thrown at eastern entrance.

9. Issawiya, north-west Jerusalem – confrontations.

10. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – soldiers beat up badly 2 inhabitants accompanying solidarity activists south of the village. The two were hurried to hospital, suffering fractures.

Palestinian attacks against the army

1. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin – explosive charges activated against military force.

2. Jenin refugee camp - shots fired at Israeli drones.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Shuqba, north-west of Ramallah – armed colonists accompanied by soldiers attack farmers and throw stones. Soldiers fire at Palestinians when confrontations ensued.

2. An-Naqura, north-west of Nablus – concrete foundation for a new colonist outpost.

3. Kur, east of Tulkarm – colonists raid the streets and fields of Kur in their procession/hike.

4. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah – colonists set fire to a vehicle and throw stones.

5. Yasuf, east of Salfit – 100 olive trees, 60-years-old, are uprooted.

6. Sebastia – colonists riding motorcycles circle town streets and provoke the inhabitants.

7. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – new caravan in preparation of new outpost.

8. Al Mu'arrajat, north-west of Jericho – colonists raid Al Ka’abana School.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), 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, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.