Sunday March 16, 2025 – The West Bank

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Anata, Sa'ir, Tubas, Tulkarm refugee camp and town (49th consecutive day), New Askar refugee camp, Hebron, Qalqilya, Nablus, Balata town, Beita, Udala, Qaddura refugee camp, Surda. During the day they raided Jenin refugee camp and town (55th consecutive day), Danaba (Tulkarm), Qalandia refugee camp, Yatta, Deir Sharaf, Nabi Salih, Beit Furik, Az-Zawiya, Udala (again), Al-Arroub Refugee camp. Number of detainees unknown. At least 6 according to reports from the ground.

Beit Furik

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Sa'ir, north of Hebron – night raid, arrests. One detainee.

2. Tulkarm refugee camp and town – 49th consecutive day. Families forced to evacuate their homes in Qaqun and Abu Al Ful neighborhoods. Confrontations.

Shots fired at families trying to return to their homes in Abu Al Ful neighborhood. Arrests.

3. Danaba suburb, Tulkarm – families forced to evacuate their homes.

4. Nablus – night raid from Beit Furik Checkpoint. Arrests. Woman student detained.

5. Balata town, east of Nablus – night raid.

6. Udala, south of Nablus – raid at dawn. Another raid in the evening. Confrontations. Youngsters block several streets with stones.

7. Qaddura refugee camp, Ramallah – raid.

8. Surda, north of Ramallah – raid.

9. Jenin refugee camp and town – 55th consecutive day. Tank machine-guns fire at Al Awda Square. Takeover of buildings.

Explosive charge exploded near Halid Ben Al Walid Mosque. No casualties reported.

‣ Data as of 55th consecutive day:

◦ 21,000 displaced persons;

◦ 90% of the camp inhabitants have escaped;

◦ 36 persons killed;

◦ 512 houses and installations damaged fully or partially;

◦ 202 arrests.

10. Qalandia checkpoint – a young man shot in the belly and leg by soldiers and taken to hospital.

11. Yatta – Palestinian shepherd arrested while grazing his flock.

12. Deir Sharaf, north-west of Nablus – arrests at the checkpoint.

13. Nabi Salih – raid. Confrontations. Live fire and teargas.

14. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – raid. Confrontations. 3 persons wounded. Incendiar bomb thrown at military vehicle. Arrests. Military vehicle blocks ambulance.

15. Az-Zawiya, west of Salfit – raid, live fire and stun grenades.

16. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron – raid.

Demolitions, confiscations and blocking

1. Beit Einun, north of Hebron – youngsters play volleyball above the locked gate of the locality.

Palestinian attacks against colonists

1. Burqa, north-west of Nablus – stones thrown at Israeli cars.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Colonists ascend to the Al-Aqsa compound again on the 16th day of Ramadan.

2. Ramallah – a colonist in his car blocks a Palestinian ambulance while driving.

3. Hebron – an elderly Palestinian wounded in the head by colonists in the Jaber neighborhood in the southern part of town.

Colonist procession blocks Shuhada Street in the city center. In the evening colonists attack a house in Jaber neighborhood.

4. Sinjil, north of Ramallah - colonists raid Palestinian-owned land with their cattle flock.

5. East Jerusalem, Damascus Gate – colonists attack Palestinians.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), 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, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO.