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Monday, April 20, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • Apr 20
  • 3 min read

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (463rd consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (457th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (443rd consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Al-Mughayyir, Tulkarm, Azmut, Kafr Qud, Nablus, Az-Zawiya, Qalqilya, Hizma, Beit Ummar, Silat al-Harithiya, Shuafat refugee camp, Anabta, Yatta. During the day, they raided Sebastia, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Silwan, Tarqumiyah, Dar Salah, Beit Furik, Beit Dajan, Deir Ghasana, Kafr 'Aqab, Al-Bireh, Beitunia, HaRasa, Beita, Qarawat Bani Hassan, Tammun, Abwein. At least 31 arrested, including a woman and her brother (Anabta) and a minor (Beit Ummar). At least 50 detained in mass detentions in Beit Ummar, and dozens more (exact number unknown) in Anabta.


Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - ongoing raids on homes, mass arrests and field interrogations, destruction of home contents. A 17-year-old injured by live fire.


2. Anabta, east of Tulkarm - raid that began at night and continued for many hours. Property destruction inside homes. Dozens detained, including candidates in the municipal elections. Interrogations conducted inside a house turned into a military post. Violent arrest of a brother and sister.


3. Jabel Mukaber, south-east Jerusalem - students prevented from passing at a checkpoint on their way to school.


4. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem - clashes.

5. Kafr 'Aqab, north of Jerusalem - raid and searches, during which a resident was assaulted. Later, clashes developed. A military vehicle hit a Palestinian car.

6. Az-Zawiya - night raid on homes.

7. Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Az-Zawiya - raid and conversion of a house into a military post.

8. Qalqilya - night raid on a residential building.

9. Nablus - raid that began with an undercover unit in the Rafidia neighborhood in the west of the city and spread to other areas. In Rafidia, a resident was shot and injured, denied medical treatment, and detained. He was eventually left on the road; only then was a medical team able to reach and treat him.


10. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - attack on the vehicle of the village council head; damage to the car.

11. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - clashes.



Demolitions and Blockages

1. Tarqumiyah, west of Hebron - demolition of a two-story house along the Separation Wall line; two families left without shelter.


2. Silwan, East Jerusalem - land leveling in al-Bustan neighborhood using bulldozers, on sites where homes had previously been demolished.

3. Jericho, east of the city - demolition of a house and a sheep pen.

4. Tammun, south of Tubas - demolition of a water pipeline system as part of constructing a road for Jews only.

5. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - second consecutive day of uprooting fruit trees and leveling agricultural land with bulldozers; 10 dunams so far.


Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Al Maniya, south-east of Bethlehem - attacks on homes.

2. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - stone-throwing at Palestinian vehicles.


3. Jalud, south-east of Nablus - new outpost established.

4. Duma, south-east of Nablus - attack on a home in Khirbet al Marajim.

5. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - colonists again attacked residents in the Wadi al-Hajj Issa area.


6. Beita, south of Nablus - attack on homes in the Jabal Bir al-Kuza area; destruction of water meters and electricity lines; attack on a municipal crew working on infrastructure.

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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