Israeli forces raid Nablus, arrest Palestinians in wide-scale operation
Israeli forces have raided the occupied West Bank city of Nablus and several surrounding villages, arresting residents. The raids began overnight, the Wafa news agency reported, with military vehicles storming several neighbourhoods.
The report said the Israeli forces broke into commercial shops near the National Hospital in central Nablus and fired live ammunition in the area. Several young men were arrested outside the hospital.
Israeli forces raid homes in Qalqilya and Tulkarem, arresting six people
Israeli forces have carried out arrests in the West Bank towns of Qalqilya and Tulkarem, the Wafa news agency has reported.
In Qalqilya, a town near the border with Israel, Wafa reported that four men were arrested during morning raids by Israeli forces on several homes. In Tulkarem, two people were arrested.
Footage shows settlers stoning car with child inside in West Bank
The Israeli human rights group, B’Tselem, has published footage of what it says was an attack by Israeli settlers on a group of Palestinians driving through the occupied West Bank.
The incident took place on Monday, during an assault by settlers on the village of al-Jaba, southeast of Jerusalem. They torched three Palestinian homes, one shack and three vehicles, according to Dhyab Masha’la, the head of the local council.
According to B’Tselem, this footage shows the moment a group of settlers began throwing stones at the car, in which a child, her mother and their uncle were travelling. One of the projectiles breaks through a side window and flies into the car.
On Monday 17.11.2025, settlers raided the village of al-Jab'ah. In one of the assaults, a group of masked settlers stoned a car carrying a one-and-a-half-year-old girl, her four-year-old sister, their mother, and their uncle, and set fire to two vehicles parked nearby. In… pic.twitter.com/6IfhTM7in8
— B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم (@btselem) November 19, 2025
Israeli forces arrest 56 people in Hebron governorate: Report
Israeli forces have carried out a mass arrest campaign in Hebron governorate for a second straight day, rounding up dozens of people in a local stadium, according to the Wafa news agency.
In total, Israeli forces detained 56 people, most from the town of Beit Ummar to the north of Hebron, said the agency. In addition, Israeli forces raided numerous homes and destroyed residents’ property during raids in the area, it added.
Yesterday, as we reported, Israeli forces arrested and interrogated at least 150 people from Beit Ummar, where they also positioned snipers on rooftops and imposed tight restrictions on movement.
Israeli forces shoot, injure 13-year-old during Nablus raid: Report
Earlier, we reported on an ongoing Israeli military raid in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The Wafa news agency now reports that Israeli forces opened fire in Nablus, injuring four people, including a 13-year-old.
Israeli forces, settlers block Palestinian farmers from land near Hebron
Israeli forces and armed settlers have detained Palestinian farmers and prevented them from accessing their land in the south Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank. The incident occurred in the Huwara area east of Yatta, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Activist Osama Makhameh told Wafa that soldiers and settlers blocked farmers heading to plough their fields.
Israel seizes 445 acres of Palestinian land near Nablus
Israel has begun seizing 1,800 dunams (445 acres) of land near Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
COGAT, the Israeli Defence Ministry body overseeing civilian affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory, announced the seizure on Thursday, The Times of Israel reported.
The land will be used for “infrastructure development, the expansion of archaeological excavations, and the uncovering of additional historical findings”, according to a COGAT statement.
