On Januarui 8, Israeli occupation forces began demolishing two houses in the Upper Ta’awon area of Nablus city. According to security sources, the forces, accompanied by three military bulldozers, stormed the neighborhood and started demolishing homes belonging to Ashraf Khattab and Laith Nael Al-Abed. The homeowners had previously been issued evacuation orders on December 12. Last month, the occupation forces forced six families to evacuate their homes in Upper Ta’awon Street in preparation for demolition. Al-Abed told WAFA in a previous interview that his house, along with 10 other homes containing 2–4 families each, has been under threat of demolition since 2021. Families maintain that their homes are located in Area B according to official maps, while the occupation claims they are in Area C. Reports indicate that the occupation forces notified several additional homes in the same area of imminent demolition, citing construction in areas classified as Area C. During the demolition operations, several journalists suffered from suffocation after Israeli forces fired tear gas while they were covering the events. Following the demolition of three Palestinian residential buildings, the occupation forces issued a demolition notice for an under-construction building in the Al-Ta’awun Al-Alwi neighborhood of Nablus.

On January 7, 2026, Israeli forces struck a residential home belonging to the Al‑Alwan family on Yaffa Street in the Al‑Tuffah neighborhood of eastern Gaza City. The report says two Palestinians were killed and several others injured as part of a series of ongoing attacks across the Gaza Strip The blast leveled the building, ignited a large fire, and left several residents trapped beneath the rubble. Ambulance crews transported the wounded to the Al‑Ahli Baptist Hospital, while Gaza Civil Defense teams worked through the night to extinguish the flames and search for missing family members. The Israeli military later claimed it had targeted a Hamas commander, alleging that fighters had opened fire toward Israeli forces in northern Gaza. Residents and local journalists disputed the claim, noting that the destroyed structure was a civilian home and that no armed activity had been reported in the area at the time of the strike. **Weapons used:** According to Drop Site News and Trevor Ball, Video from Drop Site News shows remnants of at least 3 US made GBU-39 bombs (3 different tail sections) at a residential building in Al-Tuffah, Gaza City, where two people were killed and five were wounded. One of the bombs failed to explode.

On January 7, 2026, the Israeli forces began demolishing and bulldozing the yard of an iron factory in the town of Anata, east of occupied Jerusalem. They stormed an iron factory, evacuated its contents, and then proceeded to demolish it. The factory is considered one of the advanced industrial facilities, and was established at a cost estimated at millions of shekels, and constitutes a source of livelihood for a number of families.

On January 7, 2026, after an Israeli settler’s vehicle reportedly ran over a Palestinian between Al-Mughayyir and Khirbet Abu Falah, local residents set the car on fire, sparking violent clashes northeast of Ramallah. Two Palestinians were injured on Wednesday in an attack by Israeli colonists on Marj Si'a, a fertile area between the villages of Al-Mughayyir and Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah. Dozens of Jewish settlers attacked Marj Si'a and attempted to assault a woman, sparking clashes between local youths and the settlers. During the confrontation, colonists ran over a young man from Al-Mughayyir, causing minor injuries. The settlers also stabbed an elderly man from Abu Falah in the head and hand, resulting additional wounds.

On January 7, 2026, Israeli forces raided the town of Silat al-Harithiya west of Jenin, entering with large numbers of troops and intensive live ammunition fire. During the operation, soldiers ransacked homes, detained and interrogated residents, and reportedly turned some houses into military and interrogation posts. This operation is widely described in local Palestinian media as a siege-like incursion.

On January 6, 2026, Israeli forces stormed Birzeit University, located north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Soldiers broke through the university’s main gate and entered multiple buildings on campus while roughly 8,000 students were present. Israeli forces searched several buildings and seized equipment belonging to the student movement and carried out arrests during the offensive. They firing live ammunition and tear gas ahead of a planned event supporting Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces fired live ammunition, tear gas canisters and stun grenades as they entered the university campus, triggering panic among students and staff. According to Nirdin Al Mimi, Birzeit University’s public relations officer, two additional students were injured after falling while trying to flee the scene, while several others suffered from suffocation caused by tear gas. **Testimony of Inés El-Hajj |Stories From Palestine 🇵🇸 @InesElHajj :** "Israeli occupation forces raided Birzeit University, firing tear gas,live ammunitions, which led to several students suffering from suffocation. 8,000 students trapped inside the university. My sister is at the university and she’s suffocating and they don’t allow ambulances!" The Israeli forces withdrewed around 12h30. **Detentions:** During the raid, Israeli forces detained - Assem Khalil, the university’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, according to university officials. - Journalists Moatasem Saqf Al-Heit and Karim Khmaisa at the entrance of the Faculty of Commerce. **Statement of the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education:** He strongly condemned the raid, saying it represents a blatant violation of international norms and conventions that protect educational institutions. The ministry said attacks on universities amount to an assault on the right to education and violate the sanctity of academic spaces under international law. He stressed that such actions will not break the will of Palestinian educational institutions, their students or staff, adding that they remain committed to the mission of learning and knowledge despite ongoing violations. He renewed calls on the International Association of Universities, the Association of Arab Universities, and international human rights and media organisations to expose and help stop what it described as systematic attacks on Palestinian higher education. **Casulaties:** The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its medical teams treated three students for gunshot wounds to the legs sustained during the raid on Tuesday and transferred them to hospital for further treatment. At least 11 students were wounded as a result of the raid: 9 struck by live ammunition, 4 affected by tear gas inhalation, 2 injured while fleeing. Other reports suggest several students were hospitalized, with bullets and teargas cited as causes of injury 41 injuries, including nine who were shot with live bullets, were reported when Israeli occupation forces stormed Birzeit University in northern Ramallah,   **Statement of the The Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy:** "The Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy denounced the Israeli occupation forces’ storming of the Birzeit University campus and their prevention of a peaceful event dedicated to solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in occupation prisons, considering this a dangerous escalation in the policy of targeting educational institutions and silencing voices. The Center explained that banning solidarity activities within universities constitutes a clear violation of international conventions that guarantee freedom of opinion and expression and the right to peaceful assembly, foremost among them the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It also represents an assault on the sanctity of educational facilities, which are supposed to be shielded from military interference. The Center noted that this raid comes at an extremely sensitive time, amid escalating violations against Palestinian prisoners, including solitary confinement, medical neglect, and arbitrary arrests. This reflects the occupation’s attempt to obscure the truth and prevent the voices of prisoners from reaching local and international public opinion. The Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy warned of the dangers of the continuation of these practices, stressing that they represent a policy of collective punishment against students and academic institutions, and open the door to further violations that undermine the right to education and human rights work. The Center called on the international community, as well as United Nations and human rights institutions, to urgently intervene and pressure the occupation to halt its incursions into Palestinian universities, ensure the protection of students and peaceful activities, and seriously work to hold the occupation accountable for its crimes against prisoners and the student movement. The Center concluded its statement by affirming that attempts at intimidation will not weaken the centrality of the prisoners’ cause, and that popular and human rights solidarity with them will remain a national and humanitarian duty that cannot be confiscated by force."

Two civilians were killed and at least five civilians were injured, some critically, and others remain missing after a four-story residential building collapsed at dawn on January 5 in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza. The building, belonging to the Al-Shana family, had been previously damaged by Israeli airstrikes and collapsed due to the intense israeli bombardment east of Al-Maghazi and across eastern Gaza, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza. Rescue teams and residents searched through the rubble throughout the day, recovering two bodies, later identified as Ibrahim Al-Shana and his child Mohammad. Medical sources warned the death toll may rise as rescue efforts continue amid severe shortages of equipment and fuel. On January 6, funeral held for the bodies of Palestinian Ibrahim Al-Shanna and his child Mohammad. Several Palestinians were injured and dozens remain missing. At least five people were injured in the incident, some of them in critical condition, while rescue teams and residents continue searching for those trapped under the rubble. Medical sources warned that the number of casualties could rise as efforts to reach those buried under debris continue, hampered by a lack of fuel, machinery, and safe passage for ambulances. Families of the missing gathered at the site, desperately awaiting news of their loved ones. **Names of the martyrs:** - Ibrahim Al-Shanna - Mohammed Al-Shanna

Israel violated the ceasefire by killing Dana Abu Ma‘rouf, a child who was playing with her friends in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. In a footage published by IDF, Israel claimed it targeted “a terrorist preparing an imminent attack.” Israel released a video of the strike, with part of the right side obscured, concealing evidence of the attack. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ahmad Maher Al-Qidra 2. Dana Abdul-Razzaq Abu Ma’rouf, At least four others were wounded in the attack incuding the two sisters of Dana Abu Ma‘rouf: Hiba (5) and Maryam (7) Abu Jalal

One of the proeminent settler who is responsbile of the harassment of these both communities is Mordechai Zacharia. **On January 9, 2026:** Settler and military attack in the village of Kharaba: during the night, six residents were injured and one resident was arrested. Settlers invaded Kharaba, broke into a sheep pen, attempted to steal sheep and attacked the residents with stones. Settler-soldiers arrived, joined the attackers and fired several shots in the air. Soldiers then joined, throwing stun grenades at residents, and brutally beating them in the yard of their home. Among the injured are a woman who suffered burns from a stun grenade that struck her leg, and a young man with broken teeth and a dislocated arm after being struck with a rifle. Several residents were taken by settlers, both in and out of uniform, who stripped them, tied them up, blindfolded them, and beat them. While bound, naked, and with rifles pressed against their heads, the residents were threatened that they must leave their homes and demolish them by tomorrow, or else the attackers would return and shoot them in the head. Among the attackers was settler Mordechai Zacharia from the new outpost established near the neighboring village of Ghwein. During the night, soldiers again raided Kharaba and conducted searches in homes. Today at noon, soldiers returned, threw stun grenades, and smashed the front door of one of the houses. Shortly before this report, Mordechai Zacharia blocked residents at the entrance of the nearby village of Ghwein, leading to the arrest of three residents by the army. **Report from Machsomwatch on 1st July 2026** Viewers and reporters: Smadar Becker (reporting and documenting), Or (guest) and Mohammad Dabsan (translator, driver and photographer) *"In Khirbet al-Khiraba. About 2 kilometers west of the village of Ammanzail. We are greeted by K.D., whose father, A., joins us with the brothers, six in number, who have been living here for the third generation. The family originally hails from a village near Hura in the Negev, who were expelled in 1948. In 2021, K. and Monia, his brother, were detained for a month and a half in the Ofer refugee camp, even though they had work permits, and were charged with forging the documents. An outpost was established near their home by Mordechai Zakaria, along with other settlers, youth. Settler incursions like yesterday happen several times a day. Mordechai's sheep are regularly allowed to drink from the family well. The water is transported either fromSamua orfrom Amenizal in a tanker for a high fee. The family has 100 sheep. When there were 200 7 months ago, they were sold to buy food. Near the house is evidence of stun grenades thrown here a few days ago by three settlers wearing military uniforms, at 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. The family called the police and the army, and the police said, as usual, to contact the army. The army came, and did nothing. Ali the father was taken into custody three times. The first time was in February, 20 days after Mordechai demanded that the military arrest him. His only crime was to prevent the settlers from stealing their flocks. He was arrested twice more, and each time he was beaten and injured. About a month ago, K. and four of his brothers arrived at their farmland (near Amenizel). Bezalel Talya, Mordechai Zakaria and other settlers removed the brothers, and for two hours they did not allow K. to move. They took the seeds of barley and wheat, and 200 dunams will not be sown this year. K. shows us a new outpost established by Mordechai Zachariah, which can be seen in our photo, near the settlement of Beit Yatir (Metzdot Yehuda) andAmeneizel. As we all sit down and eat the wonderful maqluba of the mother of the family, K. says: Here is Mordechai with his van loaded with ready-made packages of hay that were apparently stolen from a Palestinian field, a routine occurrence. In his estimation, he leads it to Susya to feed the sheep and cows of the settlers who live there. Next to them lived the Khalila family. A family of shepherds has been living there for about 20 years. Like all the Palestinian shepherds inMasafer Yatta, sheep are sold to buy food. Some of them speak Hebrew after many years of working in Israel, until October 7. We brought food, clothes and other donations that made the family happy. It is important to say that they have a protective presence by Israeli and international volunteers, almost 24 hours a day. (Kudos to the volunteers in all the occupied territories). We were invited to come again, and we will be back of course."*

Israeli forces and settlers carried out operations in Hamamat al‑Maleh in the northern Jordan Valley, targeting Palestinian communities with raids and restrictions amid ongoing tensions in the area. The region, which includes Bedouin and herding communities, has faced repeated military activity, demolitions, and settler pressure in recent months, contributing to displacement concerns among residents. The community remains vulnerable due to its location in a firing zone / military training area designation, which Israeli authorities use to justify demolitions and displacement pressure. Humanitarian monitors note recurring demolitions and settler-related risks across the Jordan Valley during this period. ## **Timeline of the incidents:** **4 February 2026: **Israeli forces conducted demolitions and confiscations of residential structures and property in the community according to OCHA West Bank Protection of Civilians report covering late January–early February 2026. **10 February 2026:** Israeli authorities demolished multiple Palestinian-owned structures in Hamamat al-Maleh and nearby northern Jordan Valley communities. These actions were linked to enforcement of building regulations in Area C, where Palestinians face severe permit restrictions. According to reporting compiled by the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy documenting demolitions in the Jordan Valley during early February 2026. **19 February 2026:** (reported early February 20 in media). Israeli settlers reportedly attacked residents and activists, assaulted the council head, and vandalized vehicles and property. The wounded are the head of the local council (identified in Arabic reports as Hadi Daraghmeh) and Foreign activists/solidarity volunteers present in the community. The settlers damaged property and attempting to intimidate residents to push them off their land. On March 9, 2026 (4:00 a.m.), for the second consecutive day, settlers carried out attacks, vandalism, and theft in the community. Stones were thrown at a room where two elderly residents and activists were sleeping, injuring one activist in the shoulder. The attackers surrounded the house, tried to break in, destroyed security cameras, and stole the memory cards. They also stole livestock (two sheep and three lambs), damaged property including a refrigerator, the electrical system of the residents’ home, and the windows of a tractor. At a nearby school, all the solar panels were smashed.