Saturday, January 31, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
General
1. The Guardian article about colonist-only units functioning as "vigilante militias" in the West Bank.
Raids and Arrests
During the night, forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (384th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (378th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (364th consecutive day), Azzun, Kafr Ein, Beit Rima, Kafr Ni'ma, Idna, Tubas, Tammun. During the day, they raided Al-Mughayyir, Madama, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Hebron, Tuqu'a, Qusra, Al-Bireh, Beit Ummar, Qalandia refugee camp, Aqraba, Jalazone refugee camp, Awarta, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Aboud, Hableh, Qabatiya, Arraba, Ya'bad, Shuqba, Deir Dibwan, Halhul, Shabtin. At least 22 were arrested, including 2 minors aged 15 and a woman.
Army attacks on Palestinians
1. Al Hadidiya, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - shepherd arrested while grazing his flock.
2. Jenin - shooting in the main square and vandalizing sales stalls.
3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - clashes.
5. HaRasa, south of Hebron - a Palestinian was injured while colliding with a military vehicle. The soldiers attacked the other passengers.
7. Beit Hanina, northern Jerusalem – one person injured falling from the Separation Wall.
10. Azzun, east of Qalqilya - night raid, 14 residents detained, the main entrance blocked with earthen mounds.
12. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - clashes.
Demolitions
2. Kafr Thulth, south-east of Qalqilya - demolition of a marble processing plant.
Palestinian attacks on colonists
2. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - stones thrown. A colonist is injured and another chases and shoots at the throwers.
Colonist attacks on Palestinians
1. Hebron – the weekly colonist provocation march in the Old City. Residents under curfew.
2. Tel Rumeida, Hebron - stones thrown at a house.
4. Susya, Masafer Yatta - colonists accompanied by soldiers raid the village.
5. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - colonists took over a farming structure and beat the owners.
7. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - olive trees uprooted and ignited.
8. Duma, south-east of Nablus - a colonist who raided Shakara community violently attacked a Protective Presence activist.
9. Qusra, south-east of Nablus - colonists attack residents of the Bedouin community of Ras al-Ain. Residents confront them. The army fires teargas.
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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