A large-scale Israeli raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has injured at least 51 Palestinians, local media reported on Friday, as the occupation ordered to uproot olive trees and clear vegetation across more than 316 dunums (78 acres) of Palestinian land.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished commercial shops near the Qalandiya checkpoint on Thursday, before imposing a curfew on the neighboring town of Kafr Aqab and sealing off roads linking the area to occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem).
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said 35 people were hospitalized after severe beatings and six more were treated at the scene. One person was hit by a rubber-coated steel bullet.
Six others suffered tear gas inhalation, according to PRCS.
Israeli occupation forces withdrew from Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, after injuring 51 Palestinians detaining more than 70 others.
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 7, 2026
During the raid, occupation forces demolished seven homes and several structures, while leaving dozens of Palestinian homes… pic.twitter.com/q6xFY6XabA
The organization said its ambulance crews had been blocked from reaching the wounded since late at night on Wednesday, though crews still managed to evacuate several patients, including people requiring kidney dialysis.
Israeli occupation soldiers fired stun grenades at journalists stationed at the camp’s entrance and ordered them to leave.
Dozens of Palestinians, including children and women, were detained for field interrogations inside homes converted into makeshift holding sites, according to local Palestinian media.
The IOF also raided the city of Jenin on Thursday, shooting one Palestinian and assaulting another, according to PRCS.
Orders to Uproot Trees
Meanwhile on Thursday, the Israeli occupation army issued eight orders to uproot olive trees and clear vegetation across more than 316 dunums (78 acres) of Palestinian land, according to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.
Six of the orders targeted nearly 311 dunums (76.8 acres) in Jenin province, while the remaining two covered land near Nablus and in occupied Jerusalem.
The commission said much of the targeted land lies along major roads, warning that the measures would expand Israeli control over surrounding areas and clear the way for illegal settlement infrastructure.
Israeli bulldozers destroyed scores of olive trees in Palestinian villages as part of an ongoing campaign of uprooting olive groves across the West Bank.
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) August 6, 2026
"The occupation uprooted olive trees that have stood on our land since the time of our grandparents" https://t.co/yCCKPz0ZX7
The latest orders bring the number issued since the beginning of 2026 to remove trees and vegetation from some 2,480 dunums (613 acres) of Palestinian land to 59, it said.
According to the commission, Israeli occupation has seized around 60,000 dunums (14,826 acres) of Palestinian land over the past 1,000 days.
Since the start of Israeli genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, attacks by the occupation army and settlers across the occupied West Bank have intensified, killing more than 1,182 Palestinians, injuring around 13,000 and leading to the arrest of nearly 24,000 others, according to official Palestinian figures.
Source: Al-Manar English Website