Israeli occupation forces and settlers carried out arrests, demolitions, assaults and media closures across the occupied West Bank amid escalating repression.
Key Developments
- Israeli occupation forces arrested at least 14 Palestinians and demolished three homes.
- Occupation troops shut down Al-Huda Quran Radio, accusing it of supporting ‘terrorism’.
- Settlers attacked Bedouin communities, seized property and assaulted Palestinians near Jerusalem and Ramallah.
Israeli forces carried out a series of military raids across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, arresting at least 14 Palestinians, demolishing three homes, shutting down a Palestinian radio station and supporting or accompanying settler attacks that left several Palestinians injured.
The latest operations form part of a broader escalation in the occupied territory, where Israeli military raids, home demolitions and settler violence have intensified sharply since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023.
According to Palestinian figures, more than 1,182 Palestinians have been killed, around 13,000 injured and nearly 24,000 detained across the West Bank during that period.
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Israeli occupation forces are pointing laser sights at journalists covering the closure of checkpoints and the siege imposed on Nablus. pic.twitter.com/RqOgaTiVEj
— West Bank Observer (@WBobservr) July 26, 2026
Raids across West Bank
Israeli troops carried out overnight arrest operations in several governorates.
In Nablus, soldiers stormed the Ras al-Ain neighborhood, raiding apartment buildings and searching homes before detaining eight Palestinians, including a woman.
Additional arrests were reported in Jenin, where Israeli forces detained a former prisoner and another resident during raids in Al-Yamoun and Deir Ghazaleh.
In Tulkarem governorate, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian customs police officer, a young man from the Irtah suburb, and two residents of the village of Faroun after raiding their homes.
Military forces also entered the town of Tammun in Tubas governorate before withdrawing several hours later without making arrests.
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Checkpoints around Nablus and Ramallah are shut down, movement is heavily restricted, IDF is moving more troops into the region, and settler-terrorists are gathering to launch pogroms. https://t.co/uwRilArwJS pic.twitter.com/Zw1YMXyLf7
— Andrey X (@the_andrey_x) July 26, 2026
Home Demolitions
Israeli bulldozers demolished three Palestinian homes during separate operations in Ramallah and Hebron governorates.
West of Ramallah, occupation forces accompanied by bulldozers demolished the home of Mahmoud Bilal Hassan in the village of Shuqba, claiming it had been built without a permit in Area C of the occupied West Bank.
Further south, Israeli machinery demolished the homes of Ayman Yasser Amr and Riyad Abdu Amr in the village of Deir Razih, east of Dura in Hebron governorate, citing the same justification.
Israel routinely demolishes Palestinian homes on the pretexts that they lack building permits, although Palestinians and human rights organizations say obtaining such permits is nearly impossible because of restrictive Israeli planning policies while settlement expansion continues.
According to the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli authorities carried out 341 demolition operations during the first half of 2026, destroying 740 Palestinian structures, affecting 923 Palestinians, and issuing 254 additional demolition notices.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported earlier this year that demolitions during 2025 displaced more than 1,700 Palestinians.
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Radio Station Shut Down
In Qalqilya, Israeli forces raided the headquarters of Al-Huda Quran Radio before ordering its closure and confiscating broadcasting equipment.
Witnesses said a large military force, accompanied by a bulldozer, entered the city before storming the station.
Israeli soldiers posted an order declaring the broadcaster an “unlawful organization,” alleging it was involved in and “supported terrorism”.
The military did not publicly provide evidence supporting the accusation.
The closure comes amid repeated Israeli actions targeting Palestinian civil society institutions, media organizations and community facilities across the occupied territory.
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Settler Violence
Palestinian communities also faced fresh attacks by Israeli settlers.
Near occupied East Jerusalem, settlers accompanied by Israeli forces assaulted residents of the Al-Arara Bedouin community near Jaba, injuring several Palestinians, including women and elderly residents.
According to the Jerusalem Governorate, Israeli forces initially prevented ambulance crews from reaching the injured. The Palestine Red Crescent Society later evacuated two injured Palestinians to hospital.
Settlers also threw stones at Palestinian vehicles near the Jaba junction, damaging several cars.
Elsewhere, settlers seized a house under construction belonging to Palestinian resident Ezzedine Tahseen in the village of Deir Ammar, west of Ramallah.
In the nearby village of Burqa, settlers attempted to steal livestock before local residents forced them to withdraw.
South of Nablus, settlers opened live fire during an attack on the outskirts of Asira al-Qibliya before Israeli forces entered the village.
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Detention in Jerusalem
Israeli forces also detained Qusai Ghaith, the son of Jerusalem Governor Adnan Ghaith, after raiding the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers assaulted him during the arrest before transferring him to an interrogation center.
Tuesday’s violence come days after Israeli forces and settlers attacked the town of Tell, west of Nablus, killing four Palestinians during confrontations that also left two Israelis dead.
Israeli forces subsequently imposed sweeping restrictions around Nablus and neighboring communities while announcing preparations for a broader military operation across the occupied West Bank.
The latest arrests, demolitions, media closures and settler attacks add to a sustained campaign that has dramatically intensified alongside Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
(Anadolu, QNN, Al Mayadeen, WAFA, PC)
