A wave of Israeli occupation military raids swept across the occupied West Bank early Tuesday morning, as occupation forces conducted widespread arrests, and checkpoint deployments amid escalating settler attacks that left multiple Palestinians injured, according to local sources.
Footage shows Israeli occupation soldiers abusing a Palestinian man this morning after detaining him in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/fdS85jsg7e
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 25, 2026
The overnight campaign targeted communities from Jenin in the north to Hebron in the south, with Palestinian officials reporting a coordinated show of force that included house-to-house searches, vehicle detentions, and the establishment of temporary military checkpoints on major thoroughfares.
Raids Spread Across Multiple Governorates
In the Jenin governorate, occupation forces descended on the village of Jalqamous, initiating a sweeping arrest campaign that later extended to Bartaa and Silat al-Harithiya. Security operations also reached the outskirts of the Arab American University, where sources confirmed the detention of Nour al-Suwaiti, a young man reportedly apprehended while passing near the campus.
Further south, military operations targeted the Tubas district, while Ramallah governorate villages including Deir Dibwan, Kafr Malik, and Deir Jarir witnessed home invasions and commercial shutdowns. In Deir Dibwan, shops were forcibly closed during the raid, and one young man was taken into custody.
Settler Attacks and Clashes Intensify
The Israeli raids operations unfolded against a backdrop of rising settler violence, with sources reporting that Zionist settlers surrounded a Palestinian vehicle in the eastern plain of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, temporarily trapping its occupants.
In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, confrontations erupted between residents and occupation forces, who responded by firing volleys of tear gas canisters to disperse crowds. Simultaneously, soldiers established a checkpoint along King Faisal Street in Hebron city, scrutinizing civilian traffic.
The most severe incident occurred in As-Samu’, south of Hebron, where three Palestinians sustained injuries following a settler attack on the nearby village of Aghrin. Medical sources described the injuries as moderate, though details on their conditions remain limited.
Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint while storming King Faisal Street in Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/9Mrn687DdV
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 24, 2026
Settlement Expansion and Roadblocks
In a development certain to heighten tensions, occupation forces reportedly transported additional mobile homes to a new settlement outpost atop Mount Tarousa, west of Dura, south of Hebron—an expansion that local observers view as part of a broader push to entrench illegal outposts across the territory.
The Nablus governorate saw intensified military activity, with forces entering the city through the Beit Furik checkpoint and establishing another roadblock in the town of Beita, where Palestinian vehicles were detained for inspection. Troops also raided the village of Awarta, south of Nablus, though details on arrests there were not immediately available.
Israeli occupation soldiers abduct a Palestinian youth in Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/oSMtiIKBaI
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 25, 2026
Qalqilya and Tulkarm Targeted
In Qalqilya, occupation forces stormed the central market area and the Al-Naqqar neighborhood, deploying stun grenades near vehicles around the tunnel entrance in the town of Habla. Local sources confirmed the arrest of Muhammad Shaher Nawfal, who was detained during a predawn raid on his home in the Al-Naqqar district.
Operations continued into the Tulkarm governorate, where forces entered the village of Qaffin and conducted house searches before moving on to the town of Attil, where at least one residence was raided.
Escalating Pattern of Operations
Palestinian sources characterized the night’s events as part of a “continuous escalation” by both occupation forces and settlers across the West Bank, marked by near-daily raids, mass arrests, and the steady proliferation of military checkpoints that fragment Palestinian communities.
No official statement has been issued by Israeli military authorities regarding the operations or the reported injuries. The raids come amid heightened regional tensions and add to an already volatile security climate in the occupied territories, where violence has surged in recent months.
Source: Palestinian media (edited and translated by Al-Manar)