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Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – The West Bank

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

General

1. Mothers demonstrated in Nablus demanding the release of their sons detained in Israeli detention facilities.



Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (478th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (472nd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (458th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Jurat al-Sham'a, Atil, Tuqu'a, Hizma, Kafr Malik, Al-Mughayyir, Aida refugee camp, Meithalun, Salem, Silwad, Sanur, Dura, al-Am'ari refugee camp. During the day, they raided Khirbet Salama, Deir Ammar refugee camp, Deir Abu Mash'al, Sebastia, Birzeit, Al-Bireh, Silat al-Harithiya, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Bani Na'im, Jalazone refugee camp, Azzun, Turmus Ayya, Khirbat 'Abu Falah. Eleven were arrested, including 2 minors.



Army Attacks on Palestinians

1. Meithalun, south of Jenin – Night raid on homes. Clashes, reinforcements, arrests.

2. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron – Clashes.

3. Dura, south of Hebron – Clashes, teargas and stun grenades.

4. Al-Aqsa Mosque, East Jerusalem – Soldiers waved Israeli flags on the wall surrounding the compound.


5. al-Am'ari refugee camp, north of Ramallah – Clashes.

6. Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes, teargas.

7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes, teargas.

8. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah – Night raid accompanied by bulldozers on a house. Arrests, one of them injured.

9. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah – Night raids on several homes.

10. Deir Ammar refugee camp, west of Ramallah – Clashes, teargas and stun grenades.


Demolitions and Blockages

1. Al Khader, south of Bethlehem – Entrance to the town blocked with dirt mounds.


2. Bani Na'im, east of Hebron – Several vehicles confiscated.

3. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem – Residential home demolished.


4. Jaba', north-east of Jerusalem – House demolished near the village entrance.

5. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah – Agricultural structure demolished.


6. Between Silwad and Ein Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah – Checkpoint erected and vehicles inspected.


Palestinian Attacks on Colonists

1. Azzun, east of Qalqilya – Improvised explosive device thrown at a vehicle near the town.

2. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah – Stone-throwing, damage to several vehicles.


Colonists Attacks on Palestinians

1. Khallet Al Louza, south of Bethlehem – Provocations between residential homes.


2. Raba, south-east of Jenin – Herding cattle on cultivated land.

3. Silat ad-Dhahr, south of Jenin – Armed colonist chased elementary school students and threatened to shut down the school.


4. Masafer Yatta – Colonists blocked a road serving several communities in the area using stones and garbage carts.


5. Rujum al-Ali, Masafer Yatta – Colonists released a flock of sheep near residential homes under army protection.

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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