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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – The West Bank

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

Killed

1. Zakaria Ali Qatousa, 44, Deir Qaddis. Shot dead in Al-Ram.


Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (485th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (479th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (465th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Halhul, Deir Jarir, Kafr Ra'i, Ramallah, Nablus, Atil, Illar, Salem, Al-Mughayyir and Hebron. During the day, they raided Qalqilya, Rujum Ali, Al-Bireh, Jalazone refugee camp, Beit Ummar, Usarin, Beita, Khirbat Ras al-Tira, Deir Nidham, Hizma, Sa'ir, Tuqu'a, Ni'lin, Beitunia, Deir Abu Da'if, Bani Na'im and Bayt Sakarya. At least 14 people were arrested, including a minor.



Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Kafr Ra'i, south of Jenin - Night raid on homes.

2. Halhul, north of Hebron - Night raid on a residential building.

3. Sa'ir, north of Hebron - Clashes.

4. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem - A work seeker was killed by gunfire near the Separation Wall.


5. Ramallah - Night raid on Al Jazeera offices in the city center and then on several neighborhoods.

6. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - Clashes.

7. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah - Clashes.

8. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - Curfew imposed, entrances blocked and businesses closed.


Demolitions and Blockages

1. Bayt Sakarya, south of Bethlehem - Demolition of a home on the grounds that it was located too close to a colony.

2. Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin - Seizure of a house for military purposes.

3. Arraba, south-west of Jenin - Placement of concrete blocks at the entrance.

4. Silwan, East Jerusalem - A resident of the Al Bustan neighborhood was forced to demolish his home.


5. Beit Anan, north-west of Jerusalem - Confiscation of a municipal bulldozer on the grounds that it was operating in Area C.

6. Qalqilya - Uprooting of olive and citrus trees in the south of the city and bulldozer works.

7. Khirbat Ras al-Tira, south of Qalqilya - Demolition of an agricultural warehouse.

8. Jalud, south-east of Nablus - Uprooting of hundreds of olive trees.


Palestinian Attacks on Colonists

1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - Stone-throwing. Vehicle damaged.


Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Raba, south-east of Jenin - Olive trees uprooted.

2. Dura, south-west of Hebron - Establishment of a new outpost west of the town.


3. Ad-Deirat, east of Yatta - Shepherds chased.

4. Ein AL-Dyouk, west of Jericho - New outpost established and the road connecting with Aqabat Jaber refugee camp from the south blocked.

5. Rujum al-Ali, Masafer Yatta - Grazing on agricultural land and destruction of field crops. The army arrested a farmer while he was working on his land.

6. Kafr Thulth, south of Qalqilya - Colonists grazed livestock on Palestinian land.


7. Beit Furik, east of Nablus - Clashes between invading colonists and residents.

8. Beita, south of Nablus - Destruction of an agricultural structure in the Kamas area. Damage to house property in Al Dhahra.

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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