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Tuesday, June 16, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • Jun 16
  • 3 min read

Raids and Arrests

Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 520), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 514), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 500), Beit Ummar (Day 59).

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Askar refugee camp, Deir al-Ghusun, Qalandia refugee camp, Ramallah, Ya'bad, Idna, Seida, Kafr Qallil, Kafr Ni'ma, Shuqba, Qibya, Ni'lin, Birzeit, Burham, Al-Mughayyir, and Al Doha. Daytime raids carried out in Al-Aizariya, Umm Salamuna, Al-Bireh, Salem, Burin, Bani Na'im, Beit Iba, Madama, and Zububa. At least 9 arrested.


Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Al Burj, south-west of Hebron – Workers attacked and prevented from carrying out renovation work.


2. Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm – Residents who had coordinated their arrival to collect belongings were detained and expelled.


3. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem – Clashes.

4. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem – Night raid; physical violence used against residents.

5. Al-Aizariya, east of Jerusalem – Raid on homes and businesses. Mobile phones confiscated; property vandalized. A woman assaulted.


6. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Main entrance closed. Raid with tear gas and stun grenades deployed. A 15-year-old girl wounded.

7. Ni'lin checkpoint, west of Ramallah – Fire opened on a vehicle that tried to break through the checkpoint.


8. Deir Abu Mash'al, north-west of Ramallah – Residents protest the outpost establishment on their land. Clashes with army and colonists. A journalist wounded by a tear gas canister.


9. Madama, south of Nablus – Clashes.

10. Burin, south of Nablus – Clashes.


Demolitions

1. Umm Salamuna, south of Bethlehem – Water well demolished.


2. Jenin – Demolition operations in the Jabriyat neighborhood in the east of the city.

3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron – All entrance gates closed and approximately 40 internal roads blocked with boulders and earthen mounds.


Palestinian Attacks on Colonists

1. Za'tara junction, south of Nablus – A Palestinian vehicle fires at a colonist vehicle. The incident occurred near midnight; details to be reported the following day.


Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Kisan, east of Bethlehem – Tent erected on Palestinian land.

2. Wadi al-Sha'er, east of Salfit – Two vehicles attacked and damaged.

3. Bruqin, west of Salfit – Break-ins to homes.


4. Kdumim Square, east of Qalqilya – Junction blocked.

5. Ka'abne, east of Ramallah – Community attacked; electricity disconnected; water pipes vandalized.

6. Nablus – Raid on a building under construction on Jabal Iraq al-Tayya (east of the city), under the pretext of using it as an observation post overlooking Joseph's Tomb. Religious rituals conducted.

7. Beita, south of Nablus – Raid on Bir Quzah; residents clash with the intruders. Army fires live rounds at residents.

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.


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