Friday, 13/02/2026   
   Beirut 16:02

West Bank: Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Palestinians, Settlers Burn Tents

Israeli occupation sldiers take up positions during raid in West Bank's Hebron (January 19, 2026).

Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of arrests across several areas of the West Bank on Friday.

In Hebron, occupation forces arrested four Palestinians. They also arrested five in the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit. Israeli occupation forces further arrested seven Palestinians from the city of Tulkarm and its surrounding areas.

Additionally, occupation forces raided the town of Tuqu’, southeast of Bethlehem. Security sources told the Palestinian news agency WAFA that occupation forces deployed in several neighborhoods of the town and searched two homes.

Occupation forces also raided the village of Siris, south of Jenin.

Regarding settler attacks, settlers set fire to uninhabited tents overnight in the Al-Mayta area of the northern Jordan Valley.

The families had been forced to leave their tents in the area following a recent escalation in settler attacks.

1,872 Israeli Attacks in One Month

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli occupation forces and settlers carried out a total of 1,872 attacks during January, primarily concentrated in Hebron Governorate, followed by Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, then Nablus Governorate and Jerusalem Governorate.

The Commission explained that the attacks took various forms, including direct physical violence, uprooting trees, burning fields, preventing farmers from accessing their lands, seizing property, and demolishing homes and agricultural structures.

Source: Palestinian media (edited and translated by Al-Manar)