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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • Jun 17
  • 4 min read

General

1. For the first time since the 1997 Hebron Agreement, the Israeli government approved new colony construction in the city.


Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 521), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 515), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 501), Beit Ummar (Day 60).

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Faqqua, Silwad, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Qaffin, Qalqilya, Askar refugee camp, Beit Qad, Beit Iksa, Qalandia refugee camp, and Nablus. Daytime raids carried out in Dura, Arabbuna, Silwan, Shuafat refugee camp, Mazri' al-Nubani, Zububa, Deir Ghasana, ad-Dhahiriya, Jerusalem, Al-Ram, Tuqu'a, Az-Zuweidin, Hizma, and Ras Karkar. At least 5 arrested. Dozens detained at Qalandia refugee camp.

‣ The administrative detention of journalist Hazem Nasser from Shuweika was extended by a further 4 months, the fifth consecutive extension.


Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Faqqua, east of Jenin – Illumination flares fired shortly after midnight.

2. Beit Qad, south-east of Jenin – Night raid on a home. Arrest made.

3. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron – Clashes. Several military vehicles deliberately collide with a local vehicle, which manages to flee the scene.


4. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron – Night raid on several homes. Side roads blocked with earthen mounds. Arrests.

5. Tulkarm refugee camp – For the first time in 500 days, the Israeli military allows the camp's displaced residents to remove personal property from their homes.


6. Jerusalem – Raid on a girls' secondary school in Wadi al-Joz; the principal summoned for interrogation.

7. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem – Raid on several homes in the early morning. Contents vandalized. Clashes, live fire, and stun grenades. Dozens detained for field interrogations and taken to Qalandia checkpoint.


8. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem – Clashes; tear gas fired at Palestinian vehicles.

9. Az-Zuweidin, Masafer Yatta – Raid; a family expelled from their home, which was converted into a military post.

10. Qalqilya – A raid that began overnight on several residential homes continued throughout the day. Reinforcements, including a bulldozer. Clashes erupted in the early evening; tear gas and stun grenades deployed.


11. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah – Night raid on several homes.

12. Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah – Clashes; tear gas deployed.

13. Deir Ghasana, north-west of Ramallah – Clashes.

14. Mazri' al-Nubani, north-west of Ramallah – Raid on the mosque area, set on fire earlier by colonists.

15. Beita, south of Nablus – Clashes following a colonist attack in the Bir Quzah area.


Demolitions and Blockades

1. Ain al-Hilweh, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – Demolition order issued for a residential home.

2. Haddad Tourist Village, Jenin – Military forces, accompanied by demolition equipment, enter the site.


3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron – All entrance gates closed and approximately 40 internal roads blocked with boulders and earthen mounds. Bulldozer closes the entrance to an agricultural station between the town and Al-Arroub refugee camp.


4. Izbat Jal'ud, south of Qalqilya – Village entrance blocked.

5. Rawabi, north of Ramallah – City entrance gate closed.


6. Ad-Deirat, east of Yatta – Residential home demolished.

7. Ar-Rifa'iyya, east of Yatta – Residential home demolished.

8. Za'tara junction, south of Nablus – Large-scale force deployment and junction closure following gunfire towards a colonist vehicle south of Nablus earlier.

9. Between Iraq Burin and Tell, south-west of Nablus – Al Muraba Checkpoint closed.

10. Burqa, north-west of Nablus – Demolition order issued for a villa at the entrance to the town.


Palestinian Attacks on Colonists

1. Between Immatain and Al Funduq, east of Qalqilya – Stones thrown; vehicle damaged.


Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Bethlehem – A colonist vehicle blocks the path of a Red Crescent ambulance south of the city.

2. Ein Al-Dalba, east of Dura – Colonists raise an Israeli flag on an old building near the spring area.


3. Sa'ir, north-east of Hebron – Colonists attack in the Khamrush area. Residents clash with the intruders.

4. Khallet al-Hummus, Masafer Yatta – Colonists attack residents in their home, under military escort.

5. Maghayir al 'Abeed, Masafer Yatta – Mobile structures brought into the new outpost established west of the community.

6. Jiljilyya, north of Ramallah – Mosque set on fire and hate graffiti sprayed.


7. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah – Colonists rampage inside the town. Residents clash with the intruders.

8. Mazri' al-Nubani, north-west of Ramallah – Mosque set on fire and hate graffiti sprayed.


9. Beita, south of Nablus – Colonists attack a home in the Bir Quzah area. Residents clash with the intruders.


10. Qabalan, south of Nablus – A home set on fire.

11. Beit Imrin, north-west of Nablus – Olive trees felled. Residents clash with the intruders.

12. Al Masoudia, north-west of Nablus – New tent established near the town.

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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