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Saturday, May 23, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • May 23
  • 3 min read

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (day 496), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (day 490), Nur Shams refugee camp (day 476);

‣ During the night, the forces raided Askar refugee camp, Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Usarin, Aqraba, Jericho, Anabta, Anza, Meithalun, Deir Ballut, Seida, and Aqabah. During the day they raided Qalqilya, Al-Mughayyir, Kafr Qaddum, Al Jarushiyya, Burqa, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, Silwad, Awarta, Qabalan, Beit Furik, Beit Dajan, Zababdeh, Bethlehem, Deir Dibwan, Beit Ummar, Beit 'Anan, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Deir Razih, Beit Fajjar, Nabi Ilyas, Bir al-Basha, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, and Idna. At least 10 people were arrested, including 3 minors.


Askar refugee camp


Army Attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem – Raid. Two residents were injured by live fire.

2.Anza, south of Jenin – Raids on homes and confiscation of jewelry and phones.

3. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron – Clashes; one person injured by live fire to the abdomen.

4. Idna, west of Hebron – Farmers detained and beaten.

5. Seida, north-east of Tulkarm – Raid involving stun grenades and illumination flares.

6. Jericho – Night raid involving live fire. Clashes in the city center.

7. Rujum al-Ali, Masafer Yatta – A minor shepherd arrested while grazing livestock.

8. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Raid on a home and arrest of brothers aged 13 and 15. Clashes later erupted.


9. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes.

10. Qalqilya – Raids on homes and vandalism of their contents.

11. Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya – Raids on homes.

12. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus – Night raid involving live fire.

13.Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus – Night raid involving tear gas fire and stun grenades.

14. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – Clashes.


15.Awarta, south of Nablus – Clashes.

16. Burqa, north-west of Nablus – Clashes.


Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Khallet Al Louza, south-east of Bethlehem – Stones thrown at homes and shepherds grazing in community lands. Two Palestinians were injured.

2. Surif, north of Hebron – Raid on the outskirts of the village.

3. Sa'ir, north of Hebron – Olive trees cut down. Livestock grazed in the Khamrush area east of the town.


4. Bani Na'im, east of Hebron – A woman beaten. She was taken to hospital.

5. Khallet al-Hummus, south of Hebron – A solidarity activist attacked and beaten while documenting cattle grazing on agricultural lands.


6. Idna, west of Hebron – Grazing on agricultural lands and destruction of crops.

7. Ka'abne, north of Jericho – Intrusion into a house yard after damaging the fence.

8. Imneizil, Masafer Yatta – Farmers chased and their agricultural equipment taken.

9. Wadi al-Rakhim, Masafer Yatta – Attack by 15 colonists armed with clubs on homes. Stones were thrown and residents beaten. Four Palestinians were injured.


10. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah – Raid on the outskirts of the village.

11. Tayibe, east of Ramallah – Grazing in the town’s lands.

12. Abwein, north-west of Ramallah – Gunfire and raids on the outskirts of the village.

13. Jalud, south-east of Nablus – Attacks on homes.

14. Burin, south of Nablus – Provocations and harassment on the outskirts of the village.

15. Jorish, south of Nablus – New colony outpost.

16. Urif, south of Nablus – Agricultural equipment vandalized.

17. Tell, south-west of Nablus – Attack on the outskirts of the village; one resident injured.

Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, 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 Lebanon, 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, Reuters, 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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