Arrests, raids, and settler attacks in the West Bank
Israeli occupation forces continue their raids and arrest campaigns in the West Bank, alongside an escalation of settler attacks. Arrests included an elderly man and his daughter in Tubas, a young man in Tulkarm, and a citizen in Nablus. Settlers stole dozens of livestock in Silwad, and over 200 settlers attacked the eastern farm. Residents confronted the attacks and forced the settlers to leave.
Israeli occupation forces continued their raids and arrest campaigns in the cities and towns of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, alongside tightening military measures and setting up checkpoints, while settlers escalated their attacks on Palestinian towns, including stealing dozens of livestock and vandalizing homes and vehicles. In the Tubas governorate, occupation forces arrested an elderly man and his daughter from the town of Tamun this morning. The director of the Prisoner's Club in Tubas, Kamal Bani Odeh, said that occupation forces arrested the elderly man Burhan Rashid Bani Odeh (86 years old) and his daughter Rashida Burhan Bani Odeh (57 years old) to pressure her son to surrender. He added that occupation forces had previously arrested members of Rashida's family multiple times. In Tulkarm, occupation forces arrested the young man Khabab Ahmed Matrouk this morning. Family sources said that Matrouk had been wanted by the occupation for two years, and that occupation forces had previously arrested his mother and two brothers as part of pressure aimed at forcing him to surrender. In Nablus, occupation forces arrested citizen Samir al-Asati (68 years old). In the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, settlers stole dozens of livestock during their raid on the town of Silwad, under the protection of a large military force. Residents of Silwad confronted the settlers and forced them to leave the town. Over 200 settlers attacked the outskirts of the town of al-Mazra'a al-Sharqiya under the protection of occupation soldiers, smashing vehicles and homes before residents confronted them.