Monday, April 27, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (470th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (464th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (450th consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Araqah, Ya'bad, Beit Ummar, Kafr 'Aqab, Qalandia refugee camp, Balata refugee camp, ad-Dhahiriya, and Anata. During the day, they raided Al-Ram, Beit Sahour, Al Ein refugee camp, Balata Al Balad, Deir Sammit, Issawiya, Silwan, Burqa, Nablus, Beit Furik, Yatta, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Yatma, Surda, Beita, Iraq Burin, Hebron, Idna, Shuqba, Hajjah, Kafr Qaddum, Tayasir, Bani Na'im, Beit Fajjar, Beit Iba, and Aida refugee camp. At least 62 people were arrested, including a woman, 5 minors, and two journalists.
Qalandia refugee camp
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - night raid on a house; 3 minors arrested.
4. Deir Sammit, south-west of Hebron - raid on the home of the newly elected council head; arrested.
6. Yatta - raid on a house, contents vandalized; a man and a woman arrested.
7. Kafr 'Aqab and Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - 15-hour large-scale raid; Mass arrests, homes turned into military posts.
House raids and property destruction (including at a UNRWA clinic), teargas fire. Four injured; clashes developed by evening.
8. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem - expansion of the raid into Qalandia refugee camp and Kafr 'Aqab; mass arrests, humiliation marches, property destruction in homes.
9. Jaba', north-east of Jerusalem - entrance to the locality and the road connecting it to Qalandia refugee camp blocked.
10. Nablus - raid on a house in the Old City; ambulance and crew detained.
11. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - clashes.
12. Iraq Burin, south of Nablus - clashes.
Demolitions and Blockages
1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - water well sealed.
2. Jenin - demolition order issued for a shahid memorial in the eastern neighborhood.
3. Qalandia refugee camp, Al-Ram, and Kafr 'Aqab, north of Jerusalem - dozens of demolition orders issued for homes during the large-scale raid.
4. Burqa, north-west of Nablus - uprooting of 500 ancient olive trees at the entrance; two journalists arrested.
Palestinian Attacks on Colonists
3. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - paint bottle thrown.
Colonists Attacks on Palestinians
1. Beit Sahour, south-east of Bethlehem - colonists opened fire toward the town in the Jabal HaRasa area.
2. Al-Itmaiyeh community, Central Palestinian Jordan Valley - nightly harassment by colonists; blinding lights at tents, noisy driving between tents to intimidate.
4. Jalud, north-east of Ramallah - prolonged incident throughout the day: colonists attacked homes; residents clashed with them; colonists withdrew, then returned in larger numbers, attacked residents, set structures on fire including a house with occupants inside, sprayed pepper spray, and opened fire. 14 Palestinians injured; zero arrests among colonists.
5. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - gunfire toward the locality.
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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