Israeli Army Detains 10 Palestinians, Including Five Children, in West Bank Raids

Israeli forces carried out raids across the occupied West Bank and detained Palestinians, including children, in actions described by multiple outlets as part of a wider escalation.

“Palestinian Territory – The Israeli assault currently underway on the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, is part of the broader assault on the Palestinian people and their land”

Chronique de Palestine

Middle East Monitor said Israeli soldiers detained 10 Palestinians, including five children, during raids across the occupied West Bank, and it described arrests during an operation on February 24, 2026 in Jenin, West Bank.

Chronique de Palestine

It reported that Israeli soldiers arrested five children while they were collecting wild plants south of Hebron, and that the children were taken to an unknown location with no immediate information available about their condition.

The same report said Israeli forces raided the town of Lubben and Yaben, and it also described raids on Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem and Abu Falah northeast of Ramallah.

In parallel, Le HuffPost described Israel launching on Tuesday, January 21, a large-scale military operation named 'Wall of Steel' in Jenin, and it said the provisional toll was ten Palestinians dead and 35 wounded, according to the Palestinian Authority.

It added that the assault was launched on the Jenin refugee camp and that dozens of Israeli army armored vehicles as well as 'combat helicopters and drones' were deployed there, while humanitarian organizations were prevented from entering.

The UN News report broadened the frame beyond raids, saying that as Israeli raids into Gaza resumed this week, ending a month and a half of ceasefire, the UN envoy to the Middle East condemned escalation of violence and violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territories over the past three months.

The sources connect the West Bank operations to the broader Gaza war and to decisions described as deliberate, with different outlets emphasizing different mechanisms of escalation.

Le HuffPost framed the 'Wall of Steel' operation as beginning barely two days after the Gaza ceasefire, and it said the operation aimed to 'eradicate terrorism in Jenin,' quoting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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It also described the day after the inauguration of the new American president Donald Trump, whose administration Israel hopes will receive strong backing, as part of the political timing around the operation.

Chronique de Palestine described the Jenin refugee camp assault as part of a broader assault on the Palestinian people and their land, and it said that with its latest campaign in Jenin, Israel threatens to extend to the Palestinians of the West Bank the genocide it has perpetrated against the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip.

That outlet said that on Tuesday afternoon (January 21), Israeli special forces infiltrated the Jenin camp, followed by the arrival of numerous soldiers and military vehicles, drone attacks, and the announcement by Israeli military and political leaders of a large-scale new operation named Iron Wall.

It further claimed that the Jenin campaign was decided by the Israeli cabinet, citing a senior official of the occupying army: "We are launching a massive campaign in the north of the West Bank that could last several months. We will act there as we did in Gaza. We will leave only ruins."

UN News, meanwhile, described a parallel escalation in settlement activity and demolitions in the occupied West Bank, saying that between December 7, 2024 and March 13, 2025 Israeli authorities advanced or approved the construction of over 10,000 housing units, with nearly half in East Jerusalem.

The sources include direct statements from political leaders, UN officials, and rights organizations, reflecting sharply different interpretations of the same violence.

“Creating new perspectives since 2009 May 2, 2026 at 10:28 am Israeli forces raid the towns of Lubben and Yaben, detaining several Palestinians during the raid operation on February 24, 2026, in Jenin, West Bank”

Middle East Monitor

Le HuffPost quoted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the operation described as 'extensive and large-scale' aims to 'eradicate terrorism in Jenin,' and it also quoted the UN Secretary-General’s deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq, saying António Guterres urged Israel 'to exercise maximum restraint and to use deadly force only when absolutely inevitable to protect lives.'

In the same Le HuffPost account, B’Tselem denounced the operation by saying, "This is not what a ceasefire looks like," and it added that "Far from holding fire against the Palestinians, Israel’s actions show that it has no intention of doing so."

The UN News report similarly quoted Sigrid Kaag, saying that "Negative on-the-ground trends undermine the two-state solution," and it also warned that she urged the international community to act to prevent a new escalation, adding that "Negative on-the-ground trends undermine the two-state solution," she warned.

Chronique de Palestine provided a different set of voices, including a senior official of the occupying army cited by Israeli Channel 14, and it presented the official’s statement about leaving only ruins in the north of the West Bank.

It also cited Euro-Med Monitor expressing deep concern about the campaign launched in parallel by Palestinian security services against civilians and members of Palestinian factions trying to flee Jenin camp.

In the West Bank detention context, Middle East Monitor cited local sources via Anadolu and described Israeli soldiers arresting children while collecting wild plants south of Hebron, with the children taken to an unknown location.

The reporting diverges not only on casualty figures and operational details, but also on how the violence is characterized and what it is said to represent.

Le HuffPost described the 'Wall of Steel' operation as an Israeli attempt to 'eradicate terrorism in Jenin,' and it said the provisional toll was ten Palestinians dead and 35 wounded, according to the Palestinian Authority, while also noting that Palestinian security forces had withdrawn from positions around the camp.

Progressive International

It quoted the Palestinian Red Crescent saying, "The occupation forces are preventing our teams from reaching the wounded inside the camp," and it contrasted that with B’Tselem’s claim that Israel had no intention of holding fire.

Chronique de Palestine, by contrast, described the Jenin assault as part of a "genocidal campaign" and said Israel threatens to extend to the West Bank the genocide it has perpetrated against Gaza, while also describing Israeli special forces infiltration on Tuesday afternoon (January 21) and the announcement of Iron Wall.

It claimed that nine Palestinians, including a child, were killed and 40 others wounded when Israeli forces launched multiple air raids, dropped bombs from quadcopters, and opened fire on Palestinians trying to flee the camp, and it described drone supervision and forced evacuation orders.

Progressive International’s account of Nour Shams in Tulkarem also differs in emphasis, describing an Israeli withdrawal from Nour Shams refugee camp after 38 hours of invasion and saying that during the two-day operation Israeli forces wounded 17 Palestinians by gunfire and physical assaults.

UN News shifted the focus to settlement activity and detention, while Middle East Monitor and WAFA offered separate detention snapshots with different named detainees.

Across the sources, the stakes are presented through the scale of casualties, the expansion of detention, and the UN’s warnings about escalation and the two-state solution.

“At least 40 Palestinians have been detained by the Israeli army during military raids in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian prisoners' rights advocacy group said on Wednesday”

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UN News said that in Gaza, at least 3,860 Palestinians have been killed and 5,979 injured, not counting the hundreds of additional deaths caused by the renewed Israeli bombardments in the enclave overnight Monday into Tuesday, and it said that on the Israeli side, 59 hostages captured on October 7 are still in the hands of Hamas and other armed groups, while 30 Israeli soldiers have died in the clashes.

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It added that the ceasefire, which went into effect on January 19 between Israel and Hamas, has since expired, and it has been accompanied by a rise in violence in the occupied West Bank, where 123 Palestinians have been killed, including 19 children and 6 women, during Israeli military operations or in exchanges of fire.

UN News also reported that since December, 1,711 Palestinians have been arrested in the West Bank, bringing to 9,406 the total number of prisoners held by Israel, of whom 3,405 are in administrative detention, a practice condemned by human rights organizations.

It further said five Israeli army reservists have been charged with abuse, including sexual violence against a Palestinian detainee, and it described Palestinians released by Israel reporting ill-treatment and humiliations during their detention.

In the West Bank, Yeni Şafak reported that the Israeli army arrested 14 Palestinians on Friday during raids carried out in several areas of the occupied West Bank on the third day of Ramadan, and it said that more than 9,300 Palestinian detainees are currently held in Israeli prisons, including 350 minors and 56 women.

Finally, UN News closed with a call for respect for international law, quoting Sigrid Kaag’s warning that "Negative on-the-ground trends undermine the two-state solution," and urging the international community to act to prevent a new escalation.