Monday, March 23, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Mar 23
- 3 min read
General
1. 24th consecutive day of the closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (435th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (429th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (415th consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Deir Istiya, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Dura, Azzun, Hebron, Kobar, Salfit, Halhul, Birzeit, Al Shuyukh. During the day, they raided Meithalun, Beit Furik, Khirbet al Marajim, Nablus, Anata, Silwan, as-Samu, Jinsafut, Beita, Abwein, Al-Mughayyir, Turmus Ayya, Sinjil, Shuafat refugee camp, Al-Ubeidiya. At least 23 were arrested, including 2 minors and a journalist.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Hebron – raid on homes in the Old City, destruction of contents, arrests including a journalist.
3. as-Samu, north-east of Hebron – coordination with colonists (details below under Colonist Attacks on Palestinians).
6. Wadi Abu Shaban, Masafer Yatta – teargas fired at residents.
7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – raid; resident assaulted, beaten and injured; protection provided to colonists grazing on village land.
9. Nablus – raid; 3 injured from live fire on Al-Quds Street.
Demolitions and Blockages
1. Umm Qusa, south of Hebron – demolition of 2 residential shacks and a sheep pen; 18 people left without shelter.
2. Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron – main road blocked with rocks.
3. Silwan, East Jerusalem – eviction order for 2 apartments in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood, to be carried out within 24 hours.
4. Khirbet al Marajim, southern Duma, south-east of Nablus – demolition of a residential home, leaving the family without shelter.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Khirbet ar-Ras al-Ahmar, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – stone-throwing at Palestinian vehicles.
2. as-Samu, north-east of Hebron – colonists steal 60 head of cattle in Khirbet al-Miftah; army secures them, fires live ammunition, teargas, and stun grenades; 3 residents arrested.
3. Khawara, Masafer Yatta – colonists graze livestock inside the community; army arrests a resident.
4. Ar-Rakeez, Masafer Yatta – colonists attack shepherds, beat them with sticks and spray pepper spray; police called but did not intervene.
5. Umm Faqarah, Masafer Yatta – colonists attack shepherds and attempt to steal sheep.
7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – army expels shepherds; colonists raid the area.
9. Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus – second attack within 24 hours; colonists beat a teenager who was taken to hospital.
13. Huwara, south of Nablus – break-in to a girls’ high school; vandalism, graffiti, Israeli flag raised on the roof.
14. Beit Imrin, north-west of Nablus – raid on the village.
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), 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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