Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- May 19
- 3 min read
General
1. Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that he would sign an order instructing the immediate eviction of Khan al-Ahmar, in response to reports that a request had been submitted to issue an international arrest warrant against him at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (492nd consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (486th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (472nd consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Anabta, Qaffin, Anata, Kafr Qaddum, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Nablus, Asira ash-Shamaliya, Yatta, Silwad, Ein Al Sultan refugee camp, Al Far'a refugee camp, Dheisheh refugee camp and Al-Arroub refugee camp. During the day, they raided Kobar, as-Samu, Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, Aida refugee camp, Sinjil, Turmus Ayya, Al-Bireh, Ein Yabrud, Al-Mughayyir, Kafr al-Labad, Dura, Hebron, Jalbun, Qalqilya and Qalandia refugee camp. At least 20 were arrested, including a teacher and a minor.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
2. Jenin - clashes, teargas.
3. Jenin refugee camp - a house on the outskirts of the camp, which had been used as a military post since the invasion of the camp and displacement of its residents in January 2025, was set on fire.
7. Qaffin, north of Tulkarm - night raid on several houses. Detentions, field interrogations and arrests.
9. Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, south of Jericho - night raid on a house. Arrest.
10. Jwaya, Masafer Yatta - raid on the home of a prisoner and arrest of his wife and daughter.
11. Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, north-west of Ramallah - raids on several houses since the morning, detentions and field interrogations throughout the day. Arrests.
12. Nablus - night raid on a residential building in Rafidia neighborhood and on the Old City.
Demolitions and Blockages
3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - earthworks to expand access roads to the new outpost.
4. Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem - the checkpoint was closed to movement in both directions at midday.
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
1. Raba, south-east of Jenin - a colonist entered a wheat field ready for harvest with a herd of cows.
3. Hebron - a provocation march toward Al Ibrahimi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs). In the evening, celebrations were held near the mosque compound and the building was illuminated to mark the occupation of The West Bank and as part of "Hebron Week" events.
5. Idna, west of Hebron - armed colonists, some wearing uniforms, attacked farmers during the wheat harvest.
6. Dar Fazia, east of Ramallah - colonists blocked a Red Crescent aid truck from entering the community compound. Later, stones were thrown at Palestinian vehicles at a nearby junction roundabout.
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 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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