Ramallah

Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank conducted arson attacks, property destruction, and assaulted Palestinians, including children, under the protection of Israeli military. Incidents occurred in Talfit, Jalud, Beita, and al-Mughayyir, with Israeli forces using live ammunition and bulldozers during clashes near Joseph’s Tomb.

Dr. Mazen Rantisi, a Palestinian physician known as the 'doctor of the poor,' claims he faces physical abuse and medical neglect in an Israeli prison. He was detained in June 2023 and indicted for his role as chairman of the Union of Health Work Committees, a Palestinian non-profit providing medical care. Rantisi alleges Israeli prison authorities withheld his medication for 10 days and continue to deny him one of his required medicines.

Dr. Mazen Rantisi, a Palestinian physician known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, alleges physical abuse and medical neglect since his arrest by Israeli authorities in June. He claims prison officials withheld his medication, denied medical care, and subjected him to harsh conditions, including overcrowded cells and poor food quality. The Israel Prison Service denies these allegations, stating prisoners are held in accordance with the law.

Palestinian children were among those detained during Israeli raids in the West Bank. Settler violence has increased, with reports of illegal outposts and frequent attacks in Ramallah, Hebron, and Nablus.

Settlers attacked Palestinians and burned cars during an overnight raid in the West Bank, leaving three people wounded in the town of Surif near Hebron. Another assault was reported against a Palestinian couple tending a farm near Ramallah. Police are investigating but have made no arrests.

The healthcare infrastructure in the occupied West Bank is collapsing due to Israeli settler attacks and accelerated settlement expansion, with incidents including the deaths of four Palestinians and two settlers in Tell, hospital raids by Israeli forces, and blocked access to emergency medical care. Settler violence and military restrictions have disrupted dialysis, childbirth, and ambulance services, threatening Palestinian survival.

Israeli forces conducted raids and demolitions across the occupied West Bank, targeting a UNRwa training center in Qalandiya and detaining UN staff. Eight Palestinians were detained in Nablus, while raids and home demolitions occurred in Jenin, Ramallah, Qalqilya, Hebron, and Bethlehem. Israeli settlers attacked a quarry near Ramallah, burning heavy machinery.

Israeli settlers launched attacks across the West Bank, burning two mosques in Nablus and Tulkarm, damaging equipment near Ramallah, and targeting homes, vehicles, and businesses in multiple governorates. The attacks occurred under the protection of Israeli forces, according to Palestinian officials, with settlers also spraying racist slogans and firing live ammunition in several towns.

At least 66 Palestinians were detained in Israeli military raids across the occupied West Bank, including 30 in Tal, four in Ramallah, five in Jenin, eight in Hebron, three in Bethlehem, and five in Tulkarem, according to Wafa news agency.

Israeli forces and settlers killed two Palestinians in Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, according to Al Jazeera and the Palestinian health ministry.

The Egyptian ambassador to Palestine, Ihab Suleiman, watched Egypt's defeat to finalists Argentina with residents of Ramallah. The event took place at a fan zone in the Occupied West Bank on July 7.

Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Tuwani in the West Bank, setting a mosque and a vehicle on fire and spray-painting a Star of David on the mosque's wall. Israeli forces set fire to dozens of olive trees in Deir Qaddis, west of Ramallah, using live ammunition and tear gas, and blocked civil defense crews from extinguishing the blaze.

Israeli authorities have ordered the confiscation of 16,577 dunums (4.09 acres) of Palestinian land in the village of Dura al-Qar', near Ramallah and al-Bireh, for military purposes. The order, effective until 2028, targets a 2,076-meter strip around the Beit El settlement, with a 2026 report documenting 40 such orders totaling 611 dunums used for buffer zones, security roads, and military sites.

Israel has ordered the confiscation of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank to expand Route 60, a major road connecting illegal Jewish settlements. The project threatens agricultural land in Al-Mazra'a Al-Sharqiya, with confiscation notices discarded on farms rather than delivered directly.

Israel has ordered the confiscation of Palestinian land in the West Bank to expand Route 60, a major road connecting Israeli settlements near Ramallah and Nablus. The expansion threatens to displace Palestinian landowners, fragment communities, and face settler intimidation, with farmers reporting forced evictions and destruction of crops.

Israeli forces raided a Palestinian family's home in al-Mughayyir, firing tear gas and beating family members, resulting in injuries. They detained 23-year-old Mo'men Abdel Latif Abu Aliya and forced him to remove a protective fence shielding the home from Jewish settlers.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced legislative elections for November 28, marking the first such elections in nearly 20 years. The announcement was made in Ramallah, located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Arab League secretary-general Nabil Fahmy claims Israel blocked his first foreign trip to Ramallah. Palestinian authorities informed the Arab League of Israel's rejection of the visit to meet President Mahmoud Abbas. The article mentions the ongoing situation in the West Bank since 2023, including military raids and settlement expansions.

Israeli forces demolished two houses in Ramallah's al-Attari area and detained four Palestinians, including a woman, during raids in Jenin. The demolitions involved properties belonging to Wael Salama Qadah and Abdul Qader Shalash's son, with forces using stun grenades. Detainees included Ghassan al-Atrash, Thaer Alawneh, Mohammad Abahra, and Basmala Hawashin.

The Palestinian health ministry reported that Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Waleed Nidal Waleed Abu Sneineh in the Qalandia refugee camp near Ramallah. Two other 14-year-old boys were injured in the same incident. This marks the second reported killing of a Palestinian teenager by Israeli forces in a week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that some Lebanese Christian villages requested annexation by Israel. The comment was made during a ceremony in East Jerusalem near the separation wall with Ramallah.

Israeli settlers injured five Palestinians in two separate attacks in the occupied West Bank. In one incident, a family near Beitillu was assaulted, resulting in a broken arm and stolen phones. In another, near al-Khan al-Ahmar, settlers on a motorbike rammed villagers, used pepper spray, and attempted to steal sheep before Israeli forces detained four Palestinians who resisted.

An elderly man was injured in an attack by settlers on Palestinians and foreign volunteers in the West Bank. Settlers threw stones and used pepper spray in Abu Falah, while three people were injured in a separate attack near Ramallah.

Israeli forces detained five Palestinian women in West Bank raids across Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus, and Bethlehem. The detentions, part of a growing trend, include women linked to political activism, social media criticism, or university student groups, with some held under administrative detention without formal charges.

The Israeli army arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank after raiding their homes. The women, associated with health committees, included Jamila Abu Dahou, Jamila Kanaan, Maysar al-Faqih, Faten Hanaysheh, and Etaf Bader, along with 15 other Palestinians. Soldiers blindfolded and handcuffed Etaf Bader during the raid in Hebron, and her husband expressed uncertainty about her detention location.

Israel arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank, including members of health committees, during home raids. The Palestinian Prisoners' Club reported escalated targeting of female activists through arrests, night raids, and harsh interrogation methods.

Israeli forces killed Palestinian teenager Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber during a raid in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Relatives mourned his death at a hospital in Ramallah on June 29, 2026.

Mohammad Barakeh was detained after refusing a summons for questioning related to an alleged incitement during a 2022 speech in Ramallah. Police executed a warrant at his home over the West Bank settlement issue.

IDF soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians hurling Molotov cocktails at a settlement. The Palestinian Authority identified the deceased as a 15-year-old and a 19-year-old, stating their bodies were detained. Settlers reportedly set fire to a car lot in the Ramallah area, with no arrests reported.

The Israeli army reported killing two Palestinians near the Karmei Tzur settlement in the occupied West Bank, claiming they hurled Molotov cocktails. Settler attacks have surged since the war on Iran began, including an incident where a child was injured in Beit Ummar and a vehicle scrapyard was set ablaze in Shuqba.

Israeli forces raided a children's toy store in Jenin and fired tear gas in the marketplace, while also storming Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah during Friday prayers. Israeli settlers attacked a house and vehicles in Kafr Haris and vandalized an electricity pole in Beita near Nablus.

Israeli settlers conducted arson attacks in Palestinian communities east of Ramallah, burning vehicles, damaging property, and setting a mosque on fire. An elderly man was doused with petrol, and violence spread to Deir Dibwan, where additional vehicles were torched.

Israeli military operations were reported in multiple West Bank towns, including Bethlehem, Tuqu, Immatain, Jit, Beita, and near Ramallah. Operations involved troop deployments, tear gas, sound bombs, and clashes with residents, while settlers erected barriers restricting Palestinian movement.

An external audit by a global consulting firm found that the Palestinian Authority (PA) no longer rewards security prisoners, as Ramallah reformed its welfare program to be needs-based. This finding contradicts US assessments.

Wafa news agency reported settler attacks and Israeli military operations across the occupied West Bank, including the assault of Palestinian farmers in Atuf, the shooting of a family (including a seven-month-old infant who later died) near Hebron, and Israeli forces entering a home in Deir Dibwan during a confrontation with settlers. A settler was observed between military forces and protesters in Idna.

Israeli settlers torched Palestinian homes in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah near Ramallah. The village has faced over 30 settler attacks since late March.

A Gaza smuggling ring is alleged to have been aided by Israeli security forces, with a suspect operating from Ramallah accused of collaborating with a Gazan individual linked to police. The operation reportedly ran parallel to legitimate goods deliveries.

Two people were killed when Israeli settlers opened fire on a school in Ramallah, located in the occupied West Bank. The attack highlights ongoing tensions in the region.