Injuries and arrests during raids and escalating confrontations in the West Bank and Jerusalem

The occupied West Bank and Jerusalem witnessed, at dawn and on Sunday morning, extensive raids by Israeli occupation forces, targeting several towns, villages, and camps, including house raids, arrests, live fire, and gas canisters, resulting in suffocation injuries and material damage. The raids focused on Ramallah, Nablus, and Hebron.

The occupied West Bank and Jerusalem witnessed, at dawn and on Sunday, October 18, 2026, extensive raids carried out by Israeli occupation forces, targeting several towns, villages, and camps. The raids included house and shop raids, the arrest of a number of Palestinians, and the firing of live ammunition and gas canisters, causing suffocation injuries to citizens and material damage. In the Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, forces raided the town of al-Mughayyir northeast of Ramallah, stormed a house, arrested two young men, and forced them to lower the Palestinian flag from the Martyrs' Monument mast. Forces also closed the entrances to the town of Silwad east of Ramallah. The village of al-Mughayyir is subjected to repeated and increasing attacks by settlers, targeting residents, their lands, and property, coinciding with daily raids by occupation forces. In the Nablus governorate, forces raided the town of Aqraba southeast of the city, firing gas canisters at an olive press and a family vehicle, causing suffocation injuries to a number of citizens, including children, in addition to material damage. Forces also raided the eastern area of the village of Burin south of Nablus, stopping a number of residents. In the Hebron governorate, occupation forces fired live ammunition at a vehicle near the town of Tarqumiya.