West Bank30 September, 20263 min read
Settlers Kill Palestinian Near Ramallah as Israeli Forces Arrest 6 in West Bank Raids
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Palestinian killed by settlers' gunfire west of Ramallah. Israeli forces arrested six Palestinians during West Bank raids.
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Ramallah, Nablus, olive harvest
A Palestinian was martyred on Friday by the gunfire of settlers west of Ramallah, while the Israeli occupation army arrested 6 Palestinians in the West Bank amid raids and pursuit of olive farmers. The Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs reported that a Palestinian was martyred after being shot by settlers in the town of Kafr Qeis, west of Ramallah. The Office of Prisoners Media, affiliated with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said Israeli forces raided the town of Burqa northwest of Nablus, searched several houses, ransacked them, and then arrested 3 Palestinians.
Soldiers removed Palestinians from the area in Beita, south of Nablus, after an armed settler told Palestinians and activists they were not allowed to be in the area, and the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that one person was injured in an attack by settlers in Beita. The soldiers prevented Palestinians from harvesting olives near the village of Ni’lin, in the Ramallah area, while no injuries were reported in either incident.
Jerusalem numbers and raids
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that 6 Palestinians were martyred in the city, 27,830 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and 139 demolitions and earthworks were carried out during the third quarter of 2026. The Jerusalem Governorate said 357 arrests were made and 73 orders of expulsion were issued, most of them from Al-Aqsa, while it described a systematic campaign targeting the person, place, and identity. The governorate recorded the death of six Palestinian martyrs shot by occupation forces amid a systematic campaign that affected all aspects of life in Jerusalem.
The governorate reported that there were widespread incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque with the participation of large numbers of settlers, alongside a policy of ongoing restriction on worshippers and imposing strict movement controls. Al-Jazirah Net said the report documented 139 operations of demolition and earthworks, including 96 demolitions carried out directly by occupation machinery, and it said 114 Palestinians from the governorate were documented injured by live, rubber, and other bullets.
Arrests, prisoners, and pressure
The Al-Jazeera Net report said the occupation army conducts campaigns almost daily to arrest Palestinians, including children and women, often raiding and vandalizing homes, and it said approximately 9,350 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli jails, including 350 children and 90 women.
The Al-Jazeera Net report said the occupation army and settlers intensified their attacks in the West Bank, resulting in 1,206 Palestinians martyred and about 13,350 injured since October 2023.
The Al-Jazeera Net report said the Palestinian Anti-Wall and Settlement Commission reported 2,051 Israeli attacks against Palestinians, their lands, and property in the occupied West Bank during last September, including attacks by settlers that killed 3 Palestinians.
Dr. Ahmad Shadid, head of the Al-Finiq (The Phoenix) list, urged pressure on Israel and said it was essential that the next Israeli government release Palestinian tax revenues to avoid an “explosion in the West Bank that could have repercussions in Jordan and the region.”
Shadid insisted that “the primary cause of the unemployment crisis is the occupation,” and he argued that it prevents more than a quarter of a million workers from accessing their workplaces inside Israel and withholds Palestinian tax revenues.