Tuesday, May 21, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- May 21
- 3 min read
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (494th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (488th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (474th consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Tell, Nablus, Abwein, Al Far'a refugee camp, Askar al Balad, Jalazone refugee camp, Hebron, and Beit Kahil. During the day, they raided Jaba', Al-Mughayyir, Bani Na'im, Ajjah, Deir Sammit, Hawara, Salem, Sa'ir, Birzeit, Hajjah, Ya'bad, Za'atara, Beit Fajjar, Al Khader, Nahalin, Tuqu'a, Silwad, Ein Yabrud, Anabta, Al-Bireh, Ni'lin, Kafr Qaddum, Al-Arroub refugee camp, and Az-Zawiya. At least 11 were arrested;
‣ In Bani Na'im, dozens were detained without arrest;
‣ 3 women and their children were detained for hours in Hebron without arrest.
Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians
1. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem - clashes, suffocation injuries.
2. Nahalin, west of Bethlehem - raids on homes and shops and destruction of their contents. No arrests.
3. Jenin - raid on the city center. Offices of the Zakat Society were closed and equipment confiscated. Forces violently attacked a resident in the industrial zone and confiscated agricultural supplies (fertilizers and pesticides) from a shop.
4. Hebron - a curfew was imposed on Jaber, Al Salaymeh, and Wadi Al Hussein neighborhoods ahead of Shavuot and colonist marches. Three women and their children were detained in Jaber neighborhood without being allowed to return home.
6. Bani Na'im, east of Hebron - raid, detention, and humiliation of dozens of residents. No arrests.
11. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - teargas fired toward a school at the entrance to the village. Later, clashes developed and soldiers threw stun grenades at a vehicle.
13. Huwara, south of Nablus - gunfire directed at a vehicle over allegations of an attempted ramming attack. The driver was arrested.
Blockages
Colonist Attacks on Palestinians
3. Hawara, Masafer Yatta - grazing on agricultural land.
4. Khirbet al-Halawa, Masafer Yatta - grazing on agricultural land.
5. Khirbet al-Nabi, Masafer Yatta - colonists stole 45 sheep and attacked their owners.
6. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - grazing on agricultural land.
7. Dar Fazia, east of Ramallah - the siege on the house continues. Sheep and camels grazed on land and garbage was thrown into the house courtyard.
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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