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Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • Jul 8
  • 3 min read

Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 542), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 536), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 522).

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Al Funduq, Qalqilya, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Jericho, Aqraba, Nablus, Raba, Al Ein refugee camp, and Hebron. Daytime raids carried out in Idna, HaShemiya, Qusin, Al-Mughayyir, Khirbat 'Abu Falah, Beit Furik, Jamala, Deir Istiya, Abu Nujaym, Al Shuyukh, Anin, Beit Fajjar, and Birzeit. At least 11 arrested, including an elderly man, and a woman with her three daughters. Many dozens detained for interrogation, mainly in the city of Hebron.


Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Abu Nujaym, south-east of Bethlehem – Soldiers detained a resident and confiscated his vehicle.


2. Raba, south-east of Jenin – Night raid on several homes with illumination flares fired.

3. Hebron – Detentions and field interrogations of dozens of residents near the home of the al-Ja'bari family.


4. Huwara, east of Yatta – An elderly man and several women attacked; the elderly man arrested. Two additional brothers also arrested.


5. Jericho – Night raid on a home.

6. Qalqilya – Night raid on a home in the Al-Naqar neighborhood. Clashes, stun grenades.

7. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Evening clashes, live fire and stun grenades.

8. Jamala, north-west of Ramallah – Raid on a home; contents destroyed and a woman and her three daughters arrested.

9. Al Ein refugee camp, west of Nablus – Pre-dawn raid. Infantry forces patrol the camp.


Demolitions, Confiscations, and Blockades

1. Arraba, south of Jenin – Demolition orders issued for several shops and businesses.

2. Beit Awa, south-west of Hebron – An agricultural facility demolished.

3. Idna, west of Hebron – A residential home demolished.


4. Sur Baher, south of Jerusalem – A residential home demolished.

5. Khallet al-Maiyya, east of Yatta – Demolition order issued for a community school attended by approximately 150 students from Masafer Yatta communities, to be carried out within 14 days.


6. Container checkpoint, south-east of Jerusalem – The checkpoint closed. Heavy traffic congestion in the area.


Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Haddad Tourist Village, Jenin – Provocative patrols.

2. Al-Mughayyir, east of Jenin – New outpost established.

3. as-Samu, south of Hebron – Olive trees felled east of the town.

4. Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta – Homes and residents attacked. Two residents wounded.


5. Umm Faqarah, Masafer Yatta – Harassment and provocations by colonists and soldiers.

6. Rujum al-Ali, Masafer Yatta – A herd driven off grazing land; shepherd attacked.

7. Between Al-Mughayyir and Khirbat 'Abu Falah, north-east of Ramallah – Violent clashes between colonists and residents.

8. Deir Ammar, west of Ramallah – Colonists climb a home under construction and raise the Israeli flag.


9. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – Electricity poles uprooted west of the village. Grazing among the community's homes later.

10. Qaryut, south-east of Nablus – New outpost established.

11. Burin, south of Nablus – Break-in to a home under construction and damage to infrastructure.

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 Lebanon, 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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