Occupation arrests 9 Palestinians during raids in the West Bank

Israeli occupation forces arrested nine citizens at dawn on Friday during a raid campaign in Nablus, Tulkarm, and Bethlehem. In Nablus, seven were arrested, including two brothers, in Tulkarm a citizen from Anabta was arrested, and in Bethlehem another from Wadi Shahin. The report mentions names without details of charges.

Israeli occupation forces arrested nine Palestinian citizens at dawn on Friday, July 31, 2026, during a campaign of incursions and raids in the governorates of Nablus, Tulkarm, and Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. In Nablus, forces stormed several neighborhoods of the city and the towns of Tel to the south and Salem to the east, raided homes, searched them, and vandalized their contents, resulting in the arrest of seven citizens: Suhaib Bishkar from the popular housing east of Nablus, brothers Jamil and Osama Awadallah Ashtiya, Ibrahim Lutfi Awwad from Salem, Musa Ali Ramadan, Hadi Jihad Hindi, and Muhammad Ziad Ashtiya from Tel. In Tulkarm, forces arrested Mustafa Fayez Salama after raiding his home in Anabta. In Bethlehem, they arrested Murad Diab Al-Badan after raiding his family's home in Wadi Shahin. The report does not mention the charges against the detainees or any details of subsequent procedures.