Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – The West Bank

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (121st Consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (115th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (103rd consecutive day), Kufr al-Dik (8th consecutive day), Bruqin (8th consecutive day), Qabatiya, Turmus Ayya, Hebron, Danaba (Tulkarm), Qalqilya, Jalazone refugee camp. During the day they raided Nablus, Beitunia, Silwad, Nahalin, Sinjil, Silwan, Al-Mughayyir, Jaba', Al Maniya, Rummanah, Fahma, Kafr Ra'i, Dura, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Sa'ir. At least 13 Palestinians were arrested.

Bruqin

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Qabatiya, south of Jenin – nigh raid with live fire, one person wounded. Destruction of water and electricity infrastructures. Houses turned into army posts.

2. Jenin – main street closed, house raided. Confrontations. 2 detainees in Damascus Café at city center. Forces retreated toward noon.

3. Jenin refugee camp – 121st consecutive day. Destruction of houses and infrastructures continues. 300 houses totally destroyed. Many with partial damage. 15 streets broken inside the camp whose area is less than half a square kilometer. 22,000 displaced persons, 43 persons killed) including 2 shot to death by Palestinian Authority Security Forces). Dozens detained.

‣ At noon Israeli soldiers opened fire at a tour of foreign diplomats near the iron gate at the eastern entrance to camp. No casualties. The visit of diplomats in Jenin was coordinated with the Israeli army.

4. Tulkarm refugee camp – 115th consecutive day. House in Balouna neighborhood in camp exploded.

5. Nablus – dawn raid. In the evening forces deployed in the eastern part of town ahead of colonist night pilgrimage to Joseph's Tomb. Confrontations. Palestinian sources report improvised explosive charge activated against the forces.

6. Qalqilya – night raid in Kafr Saba neighborhood. Arrests. A woman arrested.

7. Jalazone refugee camp – night raid. Arrests, 7 persons arrested.

8. Beitunia, west of Ramallah – raid. Arrests. One person arrested.

9. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah – raid. Arrests, 2 persons arrested.

10. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – raid with teargas and stun grenades.

11. Kufr al-Dik, west of Salfit – 8th consecutive day. Detentions and searches.

12. Bruqin, west of Salfit – 8th consecutive day. Detentions and searches. Snipers on roof tops that have turned into army posts.

13. Al Maniya, south-east of Bethlehem – raid, arrets.

14. Rummanah, west of Jenin – confrontations, teargas.

15. Fahma, south-west of Jenin – confrontations, shots fired and improved explosive charge activated against the forces.

16. Kafr Ra'i, south of Jenin – raid, confrontations.

17. Dura, south-west of Hebron – raid, confrontations.

18. Sa'ir, north of Hebron – raid, confrontations.

Demolitions

1. Einabus, south of Nablus – demolition order issued the home of Samer Hussein who perpetrated a shooting attack near Ari'el colony last year, wounding 10 persons, 3 of them badly.

2. Hebron – The home of Abdul Qader Al Qawasmah, killed in the shooting at the Tunnel Checkpoint in November 2023 was demolished for the second time.

3. Deir Jarir, north-east of Ramallah – farming structure destroyed.

4. Nahalin, south-west of Bethlehem – destruction of recreation site.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Sinjil, north of Ramallah - colonists enter town.

2. Maghayer Al Dir, east of Ramallah – new colonist outpost.

3. Beita, south of Nablus – colonists uproot olive trees on the outskirts of town.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), 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, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO, yNet.