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Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • May 27
  • 3 min read

Updated: 6 days ago

General

1. First day of Eid al-Adha.



Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (Day 500), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (Day 494), Nur Shams refugee camp (Day 480).

‣ Overnight raids conducted in Jericho, Salem, Awarta, Beit Ummar, Anata, Tell, Al Khader, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Beit Iba, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Jurat al-Jamal, Tubas, Meithalun, and Qabatiya. Daytime raids carried out in Sanur, Azzun, Beita, Bani Na'im, Hizma, Al-Mughayyir, Nablus, Silwad, Awarta (second incursion), and Hebron. At least 20 arrested, including one woman.

Israeli police detained a Waqf employee inside the Al-Aqsa compound


Israeli Military Attacks on Palestinians

1. Jenin – Clashes near the cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Adha. Stun grenades and tear gas deployed, preventing residents from visiting graves of family members during the holiday.


2. Sanur, south-east of Jenin – Raid involving detentions, field interrogations, and arrests. At least 10 residents arrested.


3. Meithalun, south of Jenin – Night raid on several homes.

4. Qabatiya, south of Jenin – Night raid on several homes. Arrests made.

5. Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron – Night raid on several homes. Arrests made.

6. Al-Aqsa mosque, Jerusalem – A young woman arrested near Bab Hutta, one of the mosque compound gates. In a separate incident, police detained a Waqf employee inside the compound during the holiday sermon; released after several hours but barred from entering the compound for one week.


7. Jurat al-Jamal, south of Yatta – Night raid on a home.

8. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Clashes and tear gas deployment. All village entrances closed.

9. Nablus – Special forces raided a residential building with reinforcements. All residents evacuated and subjected to field interrogations. No arrests reported.


10. Salem, east of Nablus – Night raid on a home.

11. Awarta, south-east of Nablus – Night raid conducted concurrently with a colonist attack.

12. Beita, south of Nablus – Clashes and tear gas deployment. A fire broke out in a home after a tear gas canister struck it.

13. Beit Iba, west of Nablus – Night raid on a home.

14. Tell, south-west of Nablus – Night raid on several homes. Arrests made.


Demolitions, Confiscations and Blockades

1. Jenin – Infrastructure works underway for construction of a military post near Haddad Park.


2. Birin, south-east of Hebron – Works to expand a new outpost near the village entrance.

3. Idna, west of Hebron – Two metal recycling plants demolished.


4. Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem – Heavy traffic congestion due to intensified inspections.

5. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – Army closes all village entrances.


Colonist Attacks on Palestinians

1. Khirbat Mas'ud, south-west of Jenin – Colonists set a vehicle on fire.


2. Al Mirkez, Masafer Yatta – A colonist attacked a woman, a toddler, and a man inside their home, then attacked a dog.

attacked a woman, a toddler...

then attacked a dog.


3. Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah – Colonists stole a vehicle, captured on security cameras.


4. Tayibe, east of Ramallah – Provocations reported in the east of the town.

5. Awarta, south-east of Nablus – Colonist attack carried out simultaneously with an army raid.

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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