Thursday, April 16, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Apr 16
- 3 min read
General
1. Palestinian Prisoner’s Day. 9,600 prisoners, more than half of them without charge and without trial. 348 are minors, 84 women. 37 prisoners have died during their imprisonment since October 7, 2023. Demonstrations in support of prisoners were held in major cities across The West Bank.
Killed
1. Muhammad Murad Rayan, 17, Beit Duqqu.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (459th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (453rd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (439th consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Jericho, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Beit Fajjar, Bethlehem, Kafr Ni'ma, Ya'bad, Zababdeh, Mirka, Qalqilya. During the day, they raided Hebron, Beit Duqqu, Marah Rabah, Azzun, Beita, Qalandia refugee camp, Ein AL-Dyouk. 30 were arrested, including 2 minors and a woman.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem - night raid on homes.
3. Mirka, south-west of Jenin - ongoing raid on homes, interrogations inside a house turned into a military post.
5. Beit Duqqu, north-west of Jerusalem - raid during which a 17-year-old was shot; ambulance access was prevented until he died from his injuries. His body was seized.
6. Qalqilya - undercover unit infiltrated the Kafr Saba neighborhood followed by military reinforcements. House searches. Later during the day, clashes developed.
Demolitions and Blockages
1. Ein AL-Dyouk, west of Jericho - demolition of homes.
Colonists Attacks on Palestinians
2. Harmala, south-east of Bethlehem - vehicle attacked with stones and knives. 2 passengers injured.
3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - grazing livestock in vineyards and fruit-laden peach orchards.
4. Khallet Homs, south of Yatta - colonists attacked residents, confiscated equipment, and expelled them from their land.
5. Hawara, Masafer Yatta - armed colonist grazing herds on community land.
6. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah - colonists attempted to establish an outpost on village land; residents clashed with them. The military clashed with residents.
7. East Nablus - incursion to Joseph's Tomb that began last night under military protection, with the army throwing stun grenades at journalists covering the raid on the eastern part of the city.
9. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - stone-throwing. A Palestinian was injured in the head.
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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