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Saturday, January 3, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • Jan 3
  • 3 min read

Raids and Arrests

During the night, forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (356th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (350th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (336th consecutive day), ad-Dhahiriya, Nablus, Azzun, Aqraba, the new Askar refugee camp, Badhan, Al Far'a refugee camp, Beitunia, Al Ein refugee camp. During the day they raided Al-Mughayyir, Kafr 'Aqab, Deir Jarir, Al-Bireh, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, Hebron, Turmus Ayya, Anza, Qusra, Kafr Ein, Udala, Atuf, Jalazone refugee camp, Anabta, Kisan, Beita, Beit Ummar, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Shabtin, Shuqba, Ni'lin, Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, Sebastia, Tubas, Rummanah, Zababdeh, Hableh, Ras Atiya. At least 21 were arrested, including 3 women (as a means of pressure on their spouses) and a minor.


Army attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - confrontations.

2. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - confrontations, suffocation injuries.

3. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron - a raid that began last night. Residents are forced to close their businesses.

4. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem - confrontations.

5. Azzun, east of Qalqilya - confrontations.

6. Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah - confrontations.

7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - 4 Solidarity activists detained. Confrontations ensued.


8. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah - confrontations.

9. Kafr Ein, north-west of Ramallah - raid with teargas and stun grenades. Confrontations.


10. Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, north-west of Ramallah - confrontations.

11. Qarawat Bani Zeid, north-west of Ramallah - confrontations.

12. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - arrests and confiscation of an excavator.

13. Udala, south-east of Nablus - confrontations.


14. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - confrontations.


Demolitions

1. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - demolition and tree uprooting, ongoing for the last two weeks.



Colonist attacks on Palestinians

1. Kisan, east of Bethlehem - colonists shoot at Palestinians. A 16-year-old injured. The residents confront them. The army then raids the village and detain 3 women in order to pressure their spouses, who joined the confrontations, to turn themselves in.


2. Khirbet Tell el Himma, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - colonists attack local shepherds and then graze their flocks on community land.

3. Wadi Ejheish, Masafer Yatta - colonists attack the community.

4. Qawawis, Masafer Yatta - colonists raid a house and try to rob sheep.


5. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus – colonists raid the community of Al-Hajj al-Issa with provocations and intimidations.


6. Burin, south of Nablus – colonists attack houses on the outskirts of the town and throw stones.

7. Beita, south of Nablus - colonists raid Al-Zahraa area. Residents confront them. One Palestinian was injured.

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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