Israeli Forces Raid West Bank Cities, Arrest Palestinians in Qalandia and Quds

Israeli occupation forces carried out raids and arrests across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank and Quds at dawn on Monday, according to WAFA as cited by Al-Jazeera Net and the Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office as reported by وكالة سبأ.

“At dawn on Monday, Israeli occupation forces arrested the father of a released prisoner and detained about 30 Palestinians from the Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied East Jerusalem”

Al-Jazeera Net

Al-Jazeera Net said that at dawn on Monday, Israeli occupation forces arrested the father of a released prisoner and detained about 30 Palestinians from the Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied East Jerusalem.

Al-Jazeera Net

WAFA, citing security sources, said the occupation forces raided the town of Kafr Aqab and the Qalandia refugee camp, rummaged the home of the released prisoner أشرف عمار, and arrested his father to pressure him to surrender.

The same report said Israeli forces entered one of the residential buildings, expelled its residents, and turned it into a military barracks, along with the arrest of about 30 residents from Qalandia camp.

Footage posted by Palestinian platforms at dawn on Monday showed Israeli soldiers escorting Palestinian youths during their raid on Qalandia Camp, with clips documenting soldiers leading handcuffed youths and one soldier violently kicking the door of a residential building.

In parallel, Al-Jazeera Net reported that in Tulkarm, Israeli occupation forces arrested two youths after raiding their home in the city and damaging its contents, and it listed the names عصام زبلح and عمري دياب (22 years old).

The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office described the Monday raids as “extensive raids” that included house searches and arrests of “more than 33 Palestinian citizens,” including minors and released prisoners, with the raids concentrated in Quds, Hebron, Nablus, and Bethlehem, as published by وكالة سبأ.

وكالة سبأ said that during a raid on Qalandiya refugee camp, Israeli forces arrested young men identified by name, including Jihad Manasra, Mahmoud Ezzat, Ahmed Mutair “al-Duda,” Jamal Ammar, Muhammad Abu Ghosh, Ihab al-Shu’ani, Hassan Ziyada, Yasser Nafe’, Amer al-Badri, Samer al-Badawi, Muhammad Mazen Shehadeh, and the recently released prisoner Arafat Yaqoub.

Anadolu Ajansı

The same report also named Rami al-Fakhoury and Jaber Abu Sbeih as arrested, along with recently released prisoners Majd and Ahmed Abu Gharbiya from the town of al-Ram.

In Hebron Governorate, وكالة سبأ reported arrests in Beit Ummar that included three teenagers: Wadi’ Sami Awad (16 years old), Ayham Abu Maria (16 years old), and Muhammad Yahya Awad (17 years old), and it said Israeli forces also arrested the deputy mayor of Deir Samet, Atef Awawdeh.

In Nablus Governorate, it listed arrests including Muhyi al-Samna from Street 10, Ahmad al-Jiyan from Balata al-Balad, Jawad al-Qatouni from al-Ain refugee camp, and Muhammad Samir Dweikat and Bilal Dweikat from Balata al-Balad.

In Bethlehem Governorate, the report said Israeli forces arrested Uday Marwan Mustafa from the Jabal Harasa area, the wounded Ahmad Muhammad Hasasna from al-Ubaidiya, Elias Qumsieh and his 18-year-old son, Roni Qumsieh, from al-Shawawra village, and Anas Nasrallah and Muhammad Abd Rabbo from Aida refugee camp.

It also said that in Jenin Governorate, Israeli forces arrested Saleh Nasser Yahya from Arqa village, west of the city, and in Tulkarm Governorate, Israeli forces arrested Issam Zabalh from the city.

Anadolu Ajansı reported that Israeli army forces raided Nablus city and the Qalandia refugee camp on Monday, describing the action as “the latest escalation in the occupied territory” and saying the raids came amid escalating military activity in occupied areas since October 2023.

“The Israeli army arrested 14 Palestinians Friday during raids and searches of homes in several areas of the occupied West Bank, on the third day of Ramadan in Palestine”

TRT Français

Anadolu said Israeli forces swept into Nablus through the al-Murabba checkpoint and deployed in the al-Makhfiya and Ras al-Ain neighborhoods before advancing into the old city, raiding and searching several homes.

It reported that no information was yet available about any arrests or injuries during the raid, while also stating that several Palestinians were detained and interrogated during the raid, according to witnesses.

Anadolu added that the incursion came shortly after Israeli forces raided the Qalandia refugee camp and the outskirts of the nearby towns of Kafr Aqab and al-Ram, north of occupied East Jerusalem.

According to witnesses, Anadolu said Israeli forces raided and evacuated several houses and turned them into military barracks.

Anadolu also reported that the army deployed drones over the camp during the raid, while videos showed home raids and doors being forced open.

The report further said that the Israeli army carried out similar arrest operations in the towns of al-Ram and Kafr Aqab, according to witnesses, and it reiterated that the Qalandia refugee camp lies along a main road connecting East Jerusalem and Ramallah.

TRT عربي described additional incidents tied to the same broad period of raids and arrests, including injuries and clashes in multiple locations in the occupied West Bank.

It said WAFA reported that a child was shot with live ammunition in the leg during the storming of the Arroub refugee camp north of Hebron, with the condition described as moderate, and it said dozens of Palestinians suffered from asphyxia after occupation forces fired live rounds, sound grenades, and tear gas.

TRT Arabi

TRT عربي also reported that witnesses said Israeli settlers assaulted 16 Palestinian youths in the village of Sika, southwest of Hebron, before the army detained them for hours and later released them.

It said that in the town of Tuqu’, south of Bethlehem, clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces who fired tear gas to disperse them, while other areas saw stones pelted at military vehicles, accompanied by live fire and gas.

TRT عربي further said the Jerusalem Governorate announced the injury of a 21-year-old man from the town of Yatta by Israeli army gunfire near the separation barrier north of Jerusalem, with no additional details.

In a separate development, TRT عربي reported the death of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Fathi Hurzallah (54) in Israeli prisons, saying the Prisoners’ Club said he had been detained since January 2026 and died in Megiddo Prison.

With his death, TRT عربي said the number of Palestinian prisoners who have died in Israeli prisons since October 2023 rose to 89, including 53 from the Gaza Strip, according to the Prisoners’ Club.

TRT Français framed the broader campaign as continuing during Ramadan, saying the Israeli army arrested 14 Palestinians Friday during raids and searches of homes in several areas of the occupied West Bank on the third day of Ramadan in Palestine.

“Ramallah – Saba:The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office stated that Israeli occupation forces continued their extensive raids on various areas of the occupied West Bank and Quds during the early hours of Monday morning and the previous night”

وكالة سبأ

It said the arrests were concentrated in the Jenin, Tulkarm and Salfit governorates in the northern part of the territory, and that according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office, 13 people were detained after searches at their homes.

وكالة سبأ

TRT Français said “A young man surrendered under pressure,” bringing the total number of arrests to 14, and it quoted Amjad al-Najjar, the general director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, saying: “Arrests carried out by the Israeli occupation in the West Bank have intensified considerably with the start of Ramadan,”.

TRT Français also asserted that daily arrests continue in towns and villages during Ramadan, in a context of escalating violence targeting young men and students.

It then placed the West Bank operations within a wider war context, stating that “Since the start of the genocidal war waged by Israel against Gaza in October 2023, Tel Aviv has intensified its attacks in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem,”.

TRT Français provided a set of figures for the Gaza war and for the West Bank since October 2023, saying Israeli war on Gaza has “killed more than 72,000 Palestinians and injured over 171,000,” and that it has “damaged about 90% of civilian infrastructure.”

It also said that since October 2023, Israeli attacks in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have killed “more than 1,115 Palestinians,” injured “about 11,500,” and led to “nearly 22,000 arrests.”