Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Jul 21
- 3 min read
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 555), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 549), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 535).
‣ Overnight raids conducted in Al-Mughayyir, Al Funduq, Faqqua, Salem, Qabatiya, Beit Ummar, Hableh, Kafr al-Labad, Madama, Sinjil, Muthalth al-Shuhada, Jericho, Deir Abu Mash'al, and Aqabat Jaber refugee camp. Daytime raids carried out in Sa'ir, Sebastia, Turmus Ayya, Abu Dis, Bethlehem, Kafr Malik, Burin, Beita, Beit Sahour, Qalqilya, Dheisheh refugee camp, Silwad, Abwein, Bir Nabala, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, Tammun, and Al-Ram. At least 28 arrested.
‣ A member of the popular committee in East Jerusalem was detained for hours of interrogation at the Russian Compound.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
2. Bardala, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – A military exercise ignites fires on land west of the village.
3. Jenin – Raid on the city center in the Cinema Square area with stun grenades deployed.
5. Sa'ir, north-east of Hebron – Raid with tear gas deployed ahead of a home demolition (details under Demolitions below). Clashes erupted later.
6. Kafr al-Labad, east of Tulkarm – Night raid on homes. Some residents beaten.
8. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Night raid on homes. Clashes erupted later.
9. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah – Raid with massive tear gas deployment on the mourning tent for last night's victims.
Demolitions
1. Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem – A resident was forced to demolish part of his home, built in 1967.
2. Sa'ir, north-east of Hebron – Forced eviction of a family from their home without allowing time to collect belongings, and demolition of a two-story home.
3. Jaba', north of Jerusalem – Military order for the confiscation of 5,283 dunams of land for "security needs."
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Khirbet Yarza, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – Cattle grazed on community land.
2. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – Provocative patrols inside the community.
3. Raba, south-east of Jenin – A home attacked in the north-eastern part of the town; a father and his two sons beaten, requiring medical treatment; attempted theft of sheep.
4. Between Beit Ummar and the Karme Tsur colony, north of Hebron – Shepherds attacked in the Khirbet al-Qatt area.
5. Khan al Ahmar Mihtawish, east of Jerusalem – Grazing on community land.
6. Beit 'Anan, north-west of Jerusalem – Olive trees set on fire.
7. Khallet al-Hummus, Masafer Yatta – Takeover of a well; pumping and diverting its water to the outpost, and grazing on community land.
9. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah – Agricultural fields set on fire; residents prevented from extinguishing the fire. Army prevents residents from firefighting and confronting the arsonists.
11. Beita, south of Nablus – Colonists break into the A-Zahra area and later vandalize an agricultural structure in the Al-Qammas area.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, 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 Lebanon, 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, Reuters, 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.
