Field escalation in the West Bank.. Closures, simultaneous raids, and settler violence

The West Bank witnessed a field escalation this morning, Friday, manifested in military closures and simultaneous raids on several cities and towns.

The Red Crescent reported that its crews received, yesterday evening, from the Bir Nabala emergency center, an injury to a 17-year-old child, who was hit by three bullets in the hand, chest, and leg, after Israeli occupation forces fired at him, and he was transferred to the hospital for treatment.

In the early morning hours today, Israeli occupation forces closed the Atara military checkpoint north of Ramallah, which caused disruption to the movement of Palestinians coming and going from villages and towns northwest and west of the city, in addition to those coming from the northern governorates, according to eyewitnesses.

In Hebron, Israeli occupation forces notified the demolition of the house of the martyr Imran Al-Atrash (18 years old), after raiding his family's house in the Wad Al-Hariya area and handing them the demolition notice. They also raided the towns of Dura, Idhna, and Sa'ir, and spread out on the roads and around citizens' homes.

In the town of Halhul north of Hebron, Israeli occupation forces raided a number of citizens' homes, searched them, tampered with their contents, and posted threatening posters on the walls and doors of shops and homes, without reporting any arrests.

In the north of the West Bank, Israeli occupation forces raided Balata camp and the Balata Al-Balad area east of Nablus, where security sources reported that the forces raided the eastern area from the Awarta military checkpoint, raided the old mosque and a number of homes, searched them and tampered with their contents, without reporting any arrests.

As for Jerusalem, the governorate said that Israeli occupation forces raided the towns of Al-Jib and Bir Nabala, where clashes erupted resulting in the injury of two citizens by bullets, and the arrest of one of them, and the forces raided a health center in Bir Nabala.

In the same context, Israeli occupation forces abused a young man at the entrance of the Aweis neighborhood in Ras Al-Amud in the town of Silwan, and closed the road leading to the neighborhood.

Israeli settlers continued their attacks and violations of Palestinians' properties.

Local sources reported that settlers attacked the town of Deir Dibwan east of Ramallah, raided the farm, assaulted two workers by beating them, before stealing a herd of 150 heads and fleeing.

The sources indicated that the town had previously been subjected to repeated attacks by extremist settlers, including stealing sheep, burning vehicles and shops, and assaulting citizens.

About 750,000 settlers live in hundreds of settlements built on West Bank lands, including 250,000 in East Jerusalem, and they commit daily assaults against Palestinian citizens with the aim of forcibly displacing them.

In November 2025, settlers committed 621 assaults against Palestinians and their properties and livelihoods in the West Bank, according to data from the Palestinian Anti-Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

Since the genocide war in Gaza began on October 8, 2023, the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank have killed at least 1,103 Palestinians, injured about 11,000, in addition to arresting more than 21,000.