Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Mar 24
- 3 min read
General
1. 25th consecutive day that Al-Aqsa Mosque is closed to worshipers.
2. Over four days and 11 waves of colonist pogroms following calls for violence - 24 homes, 25 vehicles, and a scrap yard were attacked, set on fire, or vandalized. 23 Palestinians were injured.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (436th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (430th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (416th consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Sinjil, Abwein, Balata refugee camp, Turmus Ayya, Al Khader, Beit Furik, Ni'lin, Deir Abu Mash'al, Azzun, Qalqilya, Al-Mughayyir, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Bizzariya, Beit Fajjar, Deir al-Ghusun, Bal'a, Nablus, Al Ein refugee camp, Al Jarushiyya, Kafr Qallil. During the day, they raided Silwan, Beit Awa, Qalandia refugee camp, Kafr 'Aqab, Atuf, Husan, as-Samu, Faqqua, Al-Ram, Jalazone refugee camp, Kafr Laqif, Tuqu'a, Khirbet Yarza. At least 24 people were arrested.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - assault on two shepherds, beaten and evacuated to hospital later; no arrests.
2. Khirbet Yarza, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - residents assaulted and beaten, one week after 12 families left due to colonist violence.
3. Jenin - raid on city center, confiscation of shop goods.
4. Hebron - soldiers looted electric bicycles belonging to a Palestinian child.
5. Silwan - raids on homes in Al-Bustan and Batan al-Hawa neighborhoods.
6. Qalqilya - night raid on homes.
7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - 3 electricity company workers arrested while conducting maintenance.
8. Abwein, north-west of Ramallah - night raid with stun grenades, including into commercial premises.
9. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - clashes.
Demolitions and Blockages
2. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - eviction order for 7 inhabited homes, to be carried out within 21 days.
3. Kafr Laqif, east of Qalqilya - bulldozer works and demolition over 106 dunams at the village entrance, recently expropriated from the village and nearby Azzun.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Nahalin and Wadi Fukin, west of Bethlehem - two incidents of colonists running over 5 Palestinians searching for work.
2. Hammamat al Maleh, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - colonists raided a school, vandalized property, irrigation systems, electricity lines, and looted equipment.
4. Haribat an-Nabi, Masafer Yatta - shepherding in community lands; army arrested residents.
5. At-Tuwani, Masafer Yatta - structure set on fire and hate graffiti sprayed.
8. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - agricultural structure set on fire.
10. Beit Imrin, north-west of Nablus - vehicles attacked; 3 Palestinians injured.
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, 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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