Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Apr 21
- 3 min read
Killed
1. Raja Fadel Awis, 47, Kafr Qud – injured in December 2023 in Jenin refugee camp, died of her injuries today.
2. Muhammad Majdi Ahmad al-Ja‘bari, 16, Beit Einun.
3. Aws Hamdi Al-Nassan, 14, al-Mughayyir.
4. Jihad Marzouq Abu Na‘im, 32, al-Mughayyir.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (464th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (458th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (444th consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Huwara, Einabus, Urif, Qabatiya, Bethlehem, Sa‘ir. During the day, they raided Beit Einun, al-Mazra‘a al-Sharqiya, Tuqu‘, Turmus Ayya, Jaba‘, Beita, Beit Furik, Nablus, Shuweika, al-Mughayyir, Qalandiya refugee camp, Hizma, Bruqin, Ni‘lin, Iraq Burin. At least 10 arrested, including a woman and a minor.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
2. Hebron - closure of al-Shuhada checkpoint, preventing students and teachers from reaching the nearby school.
3. Tulkarm - raid with teargas fire.
5. Umm al-Kheir, Masafer Yatta - students still prevented from reaching school.
6. Beita, south of Nablus - raid on the town after colonists attacked residents. During the raid, 2 residents severely beaten and evacuated to hospital. House raided and contents vandalized.
9. Iraq Burin, south of Nablus - raid during which a resident was severely beaten and evacuated to hospital.
Demolitions and Blockages
1. Jaba‘, south-east of Jenin - entrance blocked with an earth mound and demolition orders issued for homes near the new colony in Sanur.
Palestinian Attacks on Colonists
2. Beit Ur al-Fauqa, west of Ramallah - stone-throwing, damage to a vehicle.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Hammamat al Maleh, northern Jordan Valley - colonists demolish a school and loot equipment.
2. Beit Einun, north of Hebron - security vehicle of minister Orit Strook runs over and kills a 16-year-old riding his bicycle to school.
3. as-Samu‘, north-east of Hebron - colonists graze herds on agricultural land in Khirbet al Kharaba.
6. al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - in the morning, colonists expel farmers from their land. Later, they roam near the boys’ school on the outskirts of the village. A colonist in local Home Guard service opens fire toward the school, killing 2 (a student and a resident) and injuring 4 others. Colonists claim stones were thrown at them and they were forced to respond. Israeli forces later raid the village with teargas fire.
7. Beita, south of Nablus - colonists attack Palestinian property in Jabal Bir al-Kuza. Later attack a municipal team. Also damage water reservoirs.
8. al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - colonists cut down 150 olive trees in Wadi Ali area.
9. Beit Imrin, north-west of Nablus - colonists attack a house, set fire to 2 vehicles. 8 injured, including a one-year-old infant; 7 from smoke inhalation.
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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