Monday, January 5, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Jan 5
- 3 min read
Raids and Arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (358th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (352nd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (338th consecutive day), Awarta, Halhul, Nablus, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Qalqilya, Aida refugee camp, Badhan, Jaba', Al Fawwar refugee camp, Aqraba, Idna, Silwad, Beit Jala, Beit Fajjar. During the day they raided Beit Furik, Bir Nabala, Al-Mughayyir, Silwad, Qusra, Fasa'il, Shuafat refugee camp, Beita, Udala, as-Samu, Aboud, Dura, Bethlehem, Beitunia, Huwara, Madama, Hebron, Al Khader, Deir Dibwan, Anata.

At least 31 were arrested, including a journalist and a 15-year-old boy. Additional 52 were detained for interrogation during the night, especially in Aida refugee camp and Awarta.

Army attacks on Palestinians
1. Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem - night raid, mass arrests. Raid on the center of the Popular Committee and turning it into an interrogation center, causing extensive damage to property.
3. Fasa'il, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - raid with teargas and stun grenades.
7. Shuafat refugee camp, north-east of Jerusalem - raid with teargas. Injuries, children among them.
9. Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah – raid, live fire.
10. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - confrontations.
Palestinian attacks on colonists
1. Ma'ale Amos, south-east of Bethlehem - stones thrown. Damage to a vehicle.
Colonist attacks on Palestinians
2. Bardala, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - attacking a resident.
3. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - attempt to steal sheep.
4. Bab Al Rahma Cemetery, East Jerusalem - vandalizing tombstones.
6. Ras Al Ein, north of Jericho - colonists graze their flock between community homes, and empty a mobile water tank.
7. Umm Nir, Masafer Yatta - grazing flock on cultivated fields.
8. Khirbet al-Tiban, Masafer Yatta - vandalizing 150 trees.
10. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - Vehicle stolen.
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, 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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