Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – The West Bank

Raids and arrests

During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (284^th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (278^th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (264^th consecutive day), Tuqu'a, Beita, Azzun, Kafr Thulth, Surif, Idna, Qalqilya, Beit Ummar, Nablus, Balata refugee camp, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Jalazone refugee camp. During the day they raided Al-Bireh, Burin, Khirbet Yanun, Tammun, Hebron, Ar-Rihiya, Birzeit, Kobar, Al-Mughayyir, Bruqin, Bizzariya, Rummanah, Beit Awa, Umm Safa, Shuqba, Al-Ram, Anabta, Sebastia, Hizma. At least 22 Palestinians were arrested. At least another 45 were detained for on-the-ground interrogations throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem.

‣ 43 Foreign human rights activists were deported from Israel for helping harvest olives and attempting to protect Palestinian olive harvesters in the West Bank.

Army attacks against Palestinians

1. Rummanah, west of Jenin – teargas fired and stun grenades thrown at olive harvesters.

2. Beit Awa, south of Hebron – raid, takeover of a house and turning it into an army post.

3. Yatta, south of Hebron – raid and widespread arrests. At least 13 inhabitants were arrested.

4. Anabta, south-east of Tulkarm – raid, erection of a checkpoint, closing down entrance and searches of vehicles. Arrest.

5. Al-Bireh, north of Jerusalem – house raided. Another raid before midnight.

6. Shuqba, west of Ramallah – raid, confrontations. Teargas and stun grenades.

7. Umm Safa, north-west of Ramallah – raid, checkpoint erected, entrance closed, searches of houses and passing vehicles.

8. Nablus – morning raid of house in Rafidiya neighborhood in the western part of town. Arrests. In the evening, raid with live fire, of a house in Ras al Ein neighborhood.

Widespread confrontations in several neighborhoods, live fire and teargas. One person wounded.

9. Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus – house raided. Forces demand inhabitants to surrender and come out. 4 persons arrested.

10. Burin, south of Nablus – continued raid that began last night. Takeover of houses and turning them into army posts. In the afternoon retreat from the village with teargas and stun grenades.

11. Beita, south of Nablus – raid following incendiary bombs thrown.

12. Khirbet Yanun near Aqraba, south of Nablus – military forces prevent inhabitants from accessing their groves to harvest olives.

13. Bizzariya, north-west of Nablus – raid, confrontations.

14. Sebastia, north-west of Nablus – raid, soldiers force shops and businesses to close down.

Demolitions and blockage

1. Hebron – severer inspections at checkpoints cause widespread traffic jams.

2. Hizma, north-east of Jerusalem – all entrances to the town closed.

3. Bruqin, west of Salfit – as collective punishment the army demolishes the home of Majer and Jamil Samara who took part in the shooting attack near Brukhin colony on May 14, 2025.

4. Qusra, south-east of Nablus – soldiers destroy a support wall in the eastern part of the village.

Palestinian attacks against colonists

1. Hizma, north-east of Jerusalem – stones thrown, damage to vehicle.

2. Beita, south of Nablus – incendiary bombs thrown at a vehicle in the junction.

Colonist attacks against Palestinians

1. Jerusalem – colonist ascend to Al-Aqsa compound singing and dancing.

2. At-Tuba, Masafer Yatta – a colonist chases and expels shepherds.

3. Susya, Masafer Yatta – colonists throw stones at houses.

4. At-Tuwani, Masafer Yatta – colonists attack children on their way to school, a girl wounded.

5. Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah – colonists attack olive harvesters.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, 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), Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, yNet, Zirat War.