Friday, May 15, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- May 15
- 3 min read
General
1. 78th Nakba Day.
Killed
1. Fahd Zidan Oweis, 15, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (488th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (482nd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (468th consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Kafr Qaddum, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Al-Mughayyir, Deir Jarir, Al Burj, Nablus and Birzeit. During the day, they raided Dura, East Jerusalem, ad-Dhahiriya, Shu'fat refugee camp, Jaba', Beit Fajjar, Al Arroub refugee camp, Al Khader, Dheisheh refugee camp, Shuqba, Tuqu'a, Bethlehem, Nahalin, Burin, Beit Furik and Usarin. At least 21 were arrested, including a minor, an elderly person and a woman.
The Old City of Jerusalem
Army Attacks on Palestinians
2. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem - clashes.
4. Al-Aqsa, East Jerusalem - severe restrictions imposed on the number of worshipers during Friday prayers. Nine worshipers, including a woman, were arrested.
5. Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya - clashes.
6. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah - night raid on homes. Clashes later developed.
7. Nablus - an undercover force raided a house in the Yasmina neighborhood. An elderly man, the father of a wanted person, was arrested.
8. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - clashes.
9. Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus - prevented prayers in a mosque.
12. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - raid on the town. Israeli forces shot and injured a 15-year-old. They prevented an ambulance from evacuating him until he died from his injuries, and seized the body. According to the army, he had thrown stones.
Demolitions and Blockages
Colonists Attacks on Palestinians
2. Hammamat al Maleh, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - colonists held a picnic on the ruins of abandoned Palestinian homes whose residents had been forced to leave due to colonist violence.
4. Hebron - stones thrown at homes in Wadi al-Hussein. Zero arrests.
5. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron - attacked and injured a resident.
6. Dura, south-west of Hebron - colonists, under army protection, invaded the Tarusa area west of the town.
7. The Old City of Jerusalem - colonists attempted to attack worshipers on Al Wad Street on their way to Friday prayers.
8. Beit Iksa, north-west of Jerusalem - a colonist attacked farmers, detained one of them and abused him.
9. Beit 'Anan, north-west of Jerusalem - attacked shepherds and attempted to steal the flock.
11. Jibya, north of Ramallah - set fire to a mosque and vehicles and sprayed racist graffiti. The army was called but arrived only after 4-5 hours and fired teargas. Zero arrests.
12. Atara, north of Ramallah - a colonist brutally attacked a dog, while others grazed sheep in the village.
14. Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus - another family was forced to leave due to colonist violence.
15. Khirbet at-Tawil, south-east of Nablus - a colonist attempted to steal a donkey.
17. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - attacked a house and threw stones at it. Zero arrests.
18. Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus - attacked residents and vehicles in the Adais area.
19. Al Masoudia, north-west of Nablus - expansion of the outpost and attacks on farmers.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Matan Golan, 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), Rosa News, Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, West Bank Notifications, yNet, Zirat War.
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