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Saturday, May 2, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • 7 days ago
  • 3 min read

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (475th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (469th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (455th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Jericho, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Dheisheh refugee camp, Beit Qad, Arraba, Silat al-Harithiya, Bir al-Basha, Beit Ummar, Sa'ir. During the day, they raided Sheikh Jarrah, Az-Zawiya, Jalazone refugee camp, Beit Furik, Qabatiya, Tubas, Qalqilya, Zububa, Aqabah, Al-Ram, Beita, Abu Dis, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Deir Jarir, Awarta, Sarra, Al-Mughayyir, Kafr Malik, Kafr Qaddum, Tuqu'a, Al-Ubeidiya, Al-Bireh, Al Khader. At least 15 were arrested, including a journalist.



Army Attacks on Palestinians

1. Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem - clashes (began the previous day).

2. Zububa, west of Jenin - raid and blocking of internal roads with dirt mounds.


3. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron - clashes.

4. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron - live fire at the entrance to the camp.

5. Tulkarm - night raid on an apartment building.

6. Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah - clashes.

7. Beita, south of Nablus - clashes.

8. Awarta, south of Nablus - clashes.


Settler Attacks on Palestinians

1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - raiding the town’s lands.


2. Al Hadidiya, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - raiding the community and spraying pepper spray. A child was injured.

3. Hebron - colonists attacked homes in the eastern part of the city. 4 injured, including a 71-year-old woman. In a separate incident, the Saturday provocation march took place in the Old City under military protection and with shops closed.


4. Sa'ir, north of Hebron - herding livestock on the town’s lands.

5. at-Tabaqa, south of Hebron - a colonist shot at a resident.

6. Ka'abne, north of Jericho - throwing stones at residential tents.

7. Ein AL-Dyouk, west of Jericho - raiding and threatening the community.

8. Ar-Rakeez, Masafer Yatta - arrest of Sheikh Sa’id al-Amour, who had previously been attacked multiple times by colonists, injured, and had his leg amputated as a result.


9. Rujum al-Ali, Masafer Yatta - herding livestock in olive sapling groves and vandalizing them.


10. Bruqin, west of Salfit - roaming between houses and issuing threats.

11. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah - raiding the Gharaba area and preventing farmers from accessing their land.

12. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah - colonists attempted to set structures on fire; residents clashed with them. The army raided the village, firing teargas to secure the colonists.


13. Jalud, south-east of Nablus - attacking poultry farms, setting fire to electricity poles, and throwing stones at homes. 3 residents were injured.


14. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - attacking residents and spraying them with pepper spray.

15. Beita, south of Nablus - raiding Jabal al-‘Arma.

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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