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Raid on Qalandia Camp
Israeli forces continued attacks on the Qalandia camp north of occupied East Jerusalem for a second consecutive day on Thursday, injuring Palestinians, Anadolu Ajansı reported on 06 August 2026.
“Israeli army continues attacks on Qalandia camp for 2nd day, injuring Palestinians”
Anadolu quoted Mohammad Aslan, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)-affiliated Qalandia Refugee Camp Popular Services Committee, saying three people were seriously injured after severe beatings, including one person who suffered a skull fracture.
Aslan also said 60 others suffered suffocation due to tear gas inhalation, while homes were ransacked and cash and gold jewelry stolen from several houses during the attacks.
Anadolu reported that Aslan described the situation inside the camp as "extremely difficult" and said the Israeli army has converted around eight homes into military outposts, while the number of detainees has so far reached about 20 Palestinians.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society told Anadolu that its crews had treated 10 people injured in attacks by the Israeli army and that Israeli forces prevented teams from entering the camp during the night and forced them to leave despite patients they have so far been unable to reach.
Claims, Arrests, and Injuries
France 24 reported that Israeli forces raided the Qalandia refugee camp next to Jerusalem on Wednesday, with eight people reported injured, and said AFP journalists saw about a dozen armoured military jeeps going into the camp.
A military official told AFP, "Security forces are operating in the Qalandia camp area in order to thwart terror and apprehend wanted individuals," while COGAT said the large-scale operation targeted "terrorist elements, terrorist infrastructure, and the possession and trafficking of weapons".
France 24 said the Palestine Red Crescent reported that eight people were taken to hospital after suffering injuries and that Mohammad Aslan told AFP the Israeli army had arrested at least 20 people and took up positions on residents' roofs.
In parallel, Middle East Eye described the raid as a large-scale operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, saying soldiers breached the wall near the camp to allow bulldozers to enter and that the machinery later demolished a car wash on Almatar Street.
Middle East Eye also reported that soldiers severely beat journalist Muhammad Sumrin while covering the raid and fired stun grenades at other journalists, while the Palestinian Red Crescent said a 53-year-old man was injured after being beaten.
What Comes Next
Anadolu said the Israeli army has converted around eight homes into military outposts and that the number of detainees has so far reached about 20 Palestinians, adding that the figure is likely to rise as the army's attacks continue.
“"It is shameful that the world sees what is happening in the Qalandia refugee camp and remains idle.”
Anadolu also quoted Aslan warning that "It is shameful that the world sees what is happening in the Qalandia refugee camp and remains idle" and saying the international community should awaken from its silence over torture and abuse inflicted on residents.
In a separate framing of the same operation, Xinhua reported that Major General Yuram Halevi, the Israeli government coordination official in the Palestinian territories, said the army began implementing a wide-scale operation aimed at thwarting "terrorist entities and terrorist infrastructure, and the phenomenon of possessing and trafficking in weapons."
Xinhua said the Jerusalem Governorate stated that Israeli forces pushed in armored vehicles loaded with boxes, equipment, and maps, stormed the headquarters of the Popular Committee, and forced one family to evacuate its home, while also beating a journalist and other civilians and resulting in two people being injured.
Xinhua further reported that the operation in Qalandia came days after Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Kish ordered the Israeli army to broaden the offensive against Palestinian "terrorism" and prepare to occupy another camp, and it said Qalandia refugee camp was established in 1949 to house about 3,000 Palestinian refugees.
