Thursday, January 15, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Jan 15
- 3 min read
Raids and Arrests
During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (368th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (362nd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (348th consecutive day), Al Fawwar refugee camp, Meithalun, Tell, Al Shuyukh, Nablus, Sa'ir, new Askar refugee camp, Arraba, Madama, Kafr Ra'i, Hebron. During the day, they raided Kafr 'Aqab, Birzeit, Anabta, Kobar, Jannatah, Kafr Qallil, Dura, Qibya, Qalandia, Sinjil, Beit Furik, Beit Dajan, Kafr Malik, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Silat al-Harithiya, Deir Jarir, Beita, Husan, Halhul, Hableh, Nabi Salih, Biddya, Hares. 80 persons were detained for questioning. 34 were actually arrested, including 2 minors. Most of those detained are from Sa'ir and Arraba. A journalist, a resident of Beita who was released, was rushed to the hospital due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Army attacks on Palestinians
3. Dura, south-west of Hebron - a house besieged, one of its residents injured. Ambulance access prevented and the injured resident was detained. Vehicles confiscated.
4. Qalandia, north of Jerusalem - uprooting olive trees close to the Separation Wall and transferring them across the 1949 armistice lines.
5. Khirbet al-Majaz, Masafer Yatta - turning a house into a military post and expelling the residents.
6. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah - confrontations.
7. Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah - confrontations.
8. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, east of Ramallah - confrontations.
10. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - confrontations.
11. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - confrontations.
Palestinian attacks on the army
1. Tel al-Assur, north-east of Ramallah - throwing an improvised grenade and a Molotov Cocktail on a path leading to a military base.
Demolitions
2. Hebron - demolition of a house of the perpetrator of the attack in Gush Etzion two weeks ago, as a collective punishment.
Palestinian attacks on colonists
1. Shavei Shomron, north-west of Nablus - stones thrown, damage to vehicles.
Colonist attacks on Palestinians
1. Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, south of Jericho - house set on fire north of the refugee camp.
2. Wadi al-Rahim, Masafer Yatta - Palestinians were attacked and an elderly man injured.
3. Al Pahit, Masafer Yatta - herding sheep within the school grounds.
5. Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya - olive trees cut down in the valley between the village and Beit Lid.
6. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah - herding between residents' houses. Attacking a house on the outskirts of the town.
7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - olive trees cut down and damaged. Grazing, accompanied by soldiers, in the village grounds and among fruit trees.
8. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - earthworks and tree uprooting continue.
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, 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.
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