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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • Mar 18
  • 2 min read

General

1. On the 19th consecutive day of the regional war, the Al-Aqsa compound remains closed to worshipers.


Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (430th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (424th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (410th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Azzun, Beit Furik, Qalqilya, Beit Liqya, Kafr Thulth, Al-Bireh, Burqin. During the day, they raided Tubas, Aqabah, Al-Mughayyir, Kobar, Qarawat Bani Hassan, Ramallah, Beit Sahour, Tammun, Al Mirkez, Beit Ummar, Beita, Awarta, Hares. At least 34 were arrested, including 16 women who were later released.


Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - raid, confiscation of 30 vehicles, arrests.


2. Aqabah, north of Tubas - raids on several homes, arrests.

3. Tammun, south of Tubas - raid with engineering vehicles.

4. Al Mirkez, Masafer Yatta - raid, vehicle confiscation, arrests.

5. Hares, north-west of Salfit - clashes, teargas.

6. Qalqilya - large-scale operation of detentions, field interrogations and arrests in the city and surrounding towns, focusing on homes of released prisoners. 16 women arrested, most of them relatives of released detainees; all later released at Jabara checkpoint.


7. Kafr Thulth, east of Qalqilya - raid on a home.

8. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - teargas fired at vehicles near the checkpoint at the western entrance to the town.


9. Beit Liqya, west of Ramallah - raid, detentions, field interrogations, arrests.



Demolitions and Blockages

1. Bethlehem - municipal authorities prevent an Israeli truck from unloading solid waste; truck returned to Israel without unloading.

2. Jenin - demolition order issued for a shop; owner evacuating contents.

3. Jericho - closure of entrances to the city.

4. Beita, south of Nablus - continued uprooting of olive trees in Bir Kuza plain, west of the town.


Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Tuqu'a, east of Bethlehem - colonists attack a shepherd.

2. Mukhmas, north-east of Jerusalem - colonists destroy cultivated plots.

3. Sa-Nur colony, north of Nablus - infrastructure works, placement of mobile structures.


4. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - colonists attack a woman with pepper spray.

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, 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, yNet, Zirat War.


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