Sunday, August 3, 2025 – The West Bank

Adi Ronen Argov
Aug 2
2 min read

Killed

1. Ahmad Salah Tahzaz’a, 19-years-old from Qabatiya. An administrative detainee since May 6, 2025 at Megiddo Prison, died in prison. No health problems known prior to his incarceration.

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (205^th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (199^th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (186^th consecutive day), Idna, Nablus, Birzeit, Qabatiya, Umm al-Khair. During the day they raided Umm Safa, Hebron, Faqqua, Madama, Sebastia, Kafr Qaddum, Beita, Hizma, Budrus, Ni'lin, Burqin, Silwad, Qibya. At least 10 Palestinians were arrested.

Umm Safa

‣ Demonstration in support of the Gaza Strip held in towns throughout the West Bank.

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Jenin town – house fired at in Jabariyat neighborhood, 2 girls ages 12 and 16 were wounded.

2. Faqqua, east of Jenin – confrontations.

3. Qabatiya, south of Jenin – night raid, shots fired, wounded man arrested.

4. Burqin, west of Jenin – riad with stun grenades.

5. Hebron – confrontations at city center around A Zaqiya area, a person wounded by live fire, suffocations.

6. Yatta, south of Hebron – raid with teargas.

7. Hizma, north-east of Jerusalem – confrontations.

8. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta – the body of Aude Hadhalin still held by the army that refuses to let his family bury it. 8 family members still held in custody, 2 more arrested tonight. 60 women of the family are on hunger strike for the 6^th day.

9. Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya – houses raided, shops closed.

10. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah – confrontations.

11. Budrus, north-west of Ramallah – confrontations.

12. Nablus, the Old City – confrontations with a raid that began near midnight.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Al-Aqsa Compound, East Jerusalem – Tish’a BeAv events, over 3,000 Jews pilgrimage to the compound headed by Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, 3 Waqf guards arrested, the status quo violated by waving Israeli flags.

2. Umm Nir, Masafer Yatta – a colonist on his ATV tries to run over a local woman.

3. At-Tuwani, Masafer Yatta – raid by colonists secured by soldiers, praying for Tish’a BeAv.

Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, 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.