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Thursday, April 23, 2026 – The West Bank

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

Killed

1. Youssef Sameh Ishtayeh, 15, Tell.



Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (466th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (460th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (446th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Beit Imrin, Tubas, Az-Zawiya, Birzeit, Husan, Beit Liqya, Kafr Ni'ma, Al-Mughayyir, Salfit, Beit Ummar, Sarra, Nablus, Idna, Beit Fajjar, Deir Sammit, Dura. During the day, they raided Silwan, Burqin, Al-Ubeidiya, Za'tara, Dar Salah, Bir Nabala, Wadi Fukin, al-Walaja, Madama, Tell, Issawiya, Al Khader, Marah Rabah, Deir Dibwan, Bizzariya, Azzun, Ramin, Kafr al-Labad, ad-Dhahiriya, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Azmut, Salem, Hajjah, Surif, Wadi al-Joz, Beit Jala, Al Far'a refugee camp. At least 19 were arrested, including a lawyer and a father with his two children (aged 10 and 12).

‣ The mayor of Hebron was released from administrative detention after 4 months;

‣ In Deir Sammit, a candidate in the local council elections was arrested.


Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Husan, west of Bethlehem - military vehicle ran over a resident and arrested him.

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

3. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron - clashes.

4. Tubas - night raid on a house.

5. Tayasir checkpoint, east of Tubas - prevented 100 teachers from reaching schools in northern Palestinian Jordan Valley.

6. Salfit - night raids on houses.

7. Ein Sinya checkpoint, north of Ramallah - a Palestinian passing through the checkpoint was assaulted and arrested.

8. Madama, south of Nablus - following a stone-throwing incident (see Palestinian attacks on colonists), the military, accompanied by colonists, raided the village using live fire and teargas; roads blocked with earth mounds.


9. Tell, south-west of Nablus - military force opened live fire and killed a 15-year-old who was returning home from school during withdrawal from a raid on Nablus.

10. Sarra, west of Nablus - night raids on houses.


Demolitions and Blockages

1. Marah Rabah, south of Bethlehem - earthworks, uprooting of trees, damage to a main water pipeline.


2. al-Walaja, west of Bethlehem - demolition of an agricultural structure.

3. Beit Jala, north-west of Bethlehem - demolition of an agricultural structure.

4. Atuf, south of Tubas - earthworks and destruction of irrigation pipelines.


5. Silwan, East Jerusalem - eviction orders issued for 7 homes.


Palestinian Attacks on Colonists

1. Hizma, north-east of Jerusalem - stone-throwing; a colonist injured.

2. Madama, south of Nablus - stone-throwing; a colonist injured and vehicle damaged.


3. Burqa, north-west of Nablus - paint bottle thrown; damage to a bus.


Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Kisan, east of Bethlehem - new outpost established.

2. At-Tuba, Masafer Yatta - raid on the community.


3. Khirbet al Fakheit, Masafer Yatta - raid; herds grazed on agricultural land.

4. Ar-Rakeez, Masafer Yatta - herds grazed on community land; a girl injured.


5. Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah - attack; residents clashed with them.

6. Jalud, south-east of Nablus - attack on a house.

7. Burin, south of Nablus - new outpost established.

8. Beita, south of Nablus - raid in the Jabal Karam al-Nimr area; residents clashed with them.

9. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - farmers attacked and expelled.

10. Urif, south of Nablus - armed colonist injured a resident.

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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