Thursday, January 8, 2026 – The West Bank

Adi Ronen Argov
Jan 8
3 min read

Raids and Arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (361^st consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (355^th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (341^st consecutive day), Al-Arroub refugee camp, Sanur, Nablus, Kafr 'Aqab, Rummanah, Beit Iba, Hableh, Far'un, Aboud. During the day, they raided Sinjil, as-Samu, Tubas, Beit Ummar, Tuqu'a, Beit Furik, Aqraba, az-Zubaidat, Turmus Ayya, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Al-Ram, Al-Bireh, Burqin, Arraba, Meithalun, Zawata, Hebron, Hizma, Al-Aizariya. At least 15 were arrested, including a woman and a journalist.

‣ Over the past week, 5 women were arrested.

Army attacks on Palestinians

1. Sanur, south-east of Jenin - night raid, stun grenades.

2. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - confrontations.

3. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem - violent raid with teargas. 5 persons suffered from suffocation and beatings.

4. az-Zubaidat, north of Jericho – raid, stun grenades.

5. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - confrontations.

6. Nablus - night raid in the city center with teargas.

7. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - confrontations.

Demolitions

1. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah - confiscation of 3 dunams in the west of the town.

2. Nablus - demolition of 3 houses and a demolition order for one more, in Al Ta'un Al Alawi neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. Teargas fired at journalists. Suffocation injuries.

Palestinian attacks on colonists

1. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - stones thrown.

2. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - stones thrown. Damage to a bus and a private vehicle.

Colonist attacks on Palestinians

1. Rashayida, south-east of Bethlehem - raid on the community.

2. Fandaqumiya, south of Jenin - expansion of an outpost.

3. Sa'ir, north-east of Hebron – ATV riders harassing and intimidating during the night.

4. Beit Lid, north of Tulkarm - house attacked, nails and Molotov cocktails thrown.

5. Ras Al Ein (Auja), north of Jericho - after a series of severe abuses by colonists from nearby outposts, 2 clans consisting of 20 families decided to leave. The colonists showed up to celebrate their departure.

6. Rujum Ali, Masafer Yatta – colonists graze their flock on cultivated land.

7. Kufr al-Dik, west of Salfit - colonists raid a farm.

8. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah - a colonist breaks into the village. The army attacks the residents.

9. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - continual uprooting of olive trees and earthworks for the last 3 weeks.

10. Kafr Ni'ma, north-west of Ramallah - a colonist shoots at journalists who came to cover an event in the nearby youth village. The army then arrives and detains journalists.

11. Deir Sharaf, north-west of Nablus - a nursery and a vehicle are attacked and an elderly man is beaten. 2 persons injured.