Raids and arrests in the West Bank and Jerusalem

Israeli occupation forces launched a series of simultaneous raids in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem at dawn and on Thursday morning, including house raids, arrests, and the firing of gas and sound bombs. The raids targeted the towns of Al-Ram, Qabatiya, Halhul, Taffuh, Birzeit, Al-Mughayyir, and Burqa, and arrested two young men, Jamal Shadi Ghazal and Mu'tasim Tayseer.

Various areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem witnessed, at dawn and on Thursday morning, October 29, 2026, a series of simultaneous military raids by Israeli occupation forces, which included house raids, arrests, and assaults, amid the firing of gas and sound bombs. Local sources reported that occupation forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, raided the Coptic neighborhood in the town of Al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem, and also raided the towns of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, Halhul, north of Hebron, and Taffuh, west of it, where they stormed citizens' homes and vandalized their contents. In Nablus, occupation forces arrested the young man Jamal Shadi Ghazal after raiding his home on University Street, and also raided the village of Qaryut, south of Nablus. In the vicinity of Al-Ain camp, west of the city, occupation forces carried out a raid and house searches. In the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorate, occupation forces raided the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah, and arrested the young man Mu'tasim Tayseer, and also raided a home in the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of the city. Occupation forces also raided the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, and fired gas and sound bombs, with no immediate reports of injuries. These raids come in the context of ongoing escalation in various areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.