Thursday, February 20, 2025 – The West Bank

Killed

1. Ahmad Awad, from Tulkarm refugee camp.

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (31 days), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (25 days), Nur Shams refugee camp (12 days), Salfit, Beita, Sa'ir, Urif, Nablus, Turmus Ayya, New Askar refugee camp, ad-Dhahiriya, Dheisheh refugee camp, Shuafat refugee camp, Hebron. During the day they raided Beit Liqya, Rujeib, Majdal Bani Fadil, Jericho, Kobar, Burham, Birzeit, Deir Ibzi, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Shuqba, Shabtin, Fasa'il, Usarin, Husan, Kafr Ein. At least 22 Palestinians were arrested, 2 minors among them (according to arrest count, no official report).

From left: Dheisheh refugee camp, Jenin refugee camp, Al-Arroub refugee camp

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Tulkarm refugee camp and town – 25th consecutive day. A man badly wounded by live fire near the Separation barrier in the northern part of town.

Later, a military vehicle driving fast against the traffic direction collided with a Palestinian car at the entrance to the refugee camp. One person was killed, his wife badly wounded. Partial retreat from the town.

2. New Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus – night raid, confrontations.

3. Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm = 12th consecutive day. Continued full siege. Residential building set on fire.

4. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah – raid with teargas at bus.

5. Qalqilya - one person wounded by live fire near the Separation Wall.

6. Usarin, south-east of Nablus – raid and confrontations.

7. Khirbet Yarza, east of Tubas – raid of tent, attack against 2 minors and detention of the rest of the family.

8. Shuqba, north-west of Ramallah – raid. One person wounded by live fire.

9. Shabtin, west of Ramallah – raid. A 15-year-old shot and wounded.

Demolitions

1. Salfit – demolition as a collective punishment of the home of one of those involved in the terrorist attack in Holon (Israel) in August 2024.

2. Majdal Bani Fadil, south-east of Nablus – residential building demolished.

3. Duma, south-east of Nablus – 25 eviction orders for farmland, structure destruction.

Palestinian attacks against Israelis

1. Mitspe Yeriho, north-east of Jerusalem – stones thrown, colonist reacts with live fire.

2. Holon and Bat Yam (Israel) – explosive charges in 3 buses at various bus stops in Bat Yam. 2 other charges discovered in Holon. Activated by timer, apparently meant to blow up the next day. On one of the buses was a revenge note calling for vengeance for the Tulkarm refugee camp. No casualties.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Bani Na'im, east of Hebron – colonists with soldiers destroy a cattle pen by bulldozer and sequester a generator and electrical equipment.

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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.