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Thursday, May 7, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • 6 days ago
  • 3 min read

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (480th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (474th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (460th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Beit Ummar, Shuafat refugee camp, Anabta, Al Khader, Hableh, Qusra, Al-Bireh, Dura el-Kari'a, Abu Qash, Birzeit, Azzun, Tubas, Tell, Asira al-Qibliya, Tammun, and Askar refugee camp. During the day, they raided Anata, Silwan, Kafr Malik, Al-Mughayyir, Anin, Atara, Al-Aizariya, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Tuqu'a, Shuweika, Burqin, Beit Dajan, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Deir Ammar refugee camp, Sebastia, Beit Furik, Nablus, and Kafr Qaddum. At least 23 were arrested, including a minor.


Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Al Khader, south-west of Bethlehem - nighttime raid on a home.

2. Burqin, west of Jenin - raid, road blockages, and detonation of an explosive device.

3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - nighttime raid, closure of businesses, and road blockages.


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

5. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron - 2 injured by live fire near the Separation Wall.

6. Silwan, East Jerusalem - raid on a home in Batn Al-Hawa and destruction of its contents.


7. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem - nighttime raid on a residential building.

8. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem - person injured by live fire.

9. Umm al-Qubur, Masafer Yatta - harassment of shepherds.


10. Dura el-Kari'a, north-east of Ramallah - clashes, one person injured by live fire.

11. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - raid and teargas fired toward a boys’ school, causing suffocation injuries among students. Clashes later developed.


12. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah - raid and arrest of a minor accompanied by violence.

13. Deir Ammar refugee camp, north-west of Ramallah - clashes.

14. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - clashes.

15. Sebastia, north-west of Nablus - clashes.


Demolitions and Blockages

‣ Day of bulldozer operations and large-scale uprooting of olive trees in Marda, Deir Istiya, Arraba, Al-Yamun, Shuqba, Turmus Ayya, and Sa'ir.



1. Za'atara, east of Bethlehem - demolition of an agricultural structure and water tank.

2. Bardala, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - demolition of greenhouses.


3. Anata, north-east of Jerusalem - demolition of a structure.

4. Beit Dajan, east of Nablus - blockage of agricultural roads.


Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - attack on the community and live fire. Several injured.

2. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem - stone-throwing at vehicles.

3. Wadi al-Rakhim, Masafer Yatta - shepherds grazed livestock on agricultural land, causing extensive crop damage.

4. Khirbet al Fakheit, Masafer Yatta - vehicle attacked with stones and passengers later sprayed with pepper spray. 3 injured.

5. Bruqin, west of Salfit - establishment of a new outpost.

6. Tayibe, east of Ramallah - stone-throwing at vehicles.

7. al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, east of Ramallah - raid on the outskirts of the village.

8. Al Masoudia, north-west of Nablus - establishment of an outpost.

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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