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

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 January 1, 2025, a 26-year-old Palestinian man, Khattab Mohammad Ismail Al-Sarhan Daraghmeh, was killed after being shot by Israeli occupation forces during a dawn raid on the village of Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus. His body was subsequently detained by Israeli authorities. According to the village council, Israeli forces opened fire at the southern entrance of the village along the Nablus–Ramallah road, wounding two young men. One of them, Daraghmeh, was critically injured and later pronounced dead. The Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority informed the Ministry of Health that Israeli authorities are withholding his body. The head of the village council, Yaqoub Awais, said the second young man was shot four times while attempting to rescue Daraghmeh. He was transported to Salfit Governmental Hospital, where his condition was reported as stable. Local sources confirmed that the shooting occurred during an Israeli military raid on the village in the early morning hours. **Name of the martyr:** Khattab Mohammad Ismail Al-Sarhan Daraghmeh, 26

On December 30, 2025, Israeli forces invaded the village of Aboud, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah in the territory’s central region, where a Palestinian home caught fire after being struck by army‑fired bombs. Israeli soldiers pushed into the village in large numbers and spread across several neighborhoods, before closing streets.Then, heavily armed troops fired volleys of tear gas canisters, one of which directly hit a home and ignited a blaze. **Victims:** A wounded elderly woman was evacuated by Palestinian medics after suffering severe tear‑gas inhalation. Residents suffered other injuries from smoke inhalation. **Israeli spin in Times of Israel:** A report confirms that tear‑gas canisters fired by Israeli troops during a raid in Aboud sparked a fire in a Palestinian home, briefly trapping an elderly woman who was later evacuated and treated for smoke inhalation. Times of Israel. This incident is not described as deliberate arson by soldiers in the source, but as an accidental fire caused by a tear gas canister during the raid: Israeli forces fired tear gas to disperse a demonstration, and the canister ignited the house, leading to a fire and smoke injuries.

On December 30, 2025, Israeli forces raided Awarta and Einabus, south of Nablus. They opened fire on a vehicle traveling between the towns of Einabus and Awarta, south of Nablus. Video documentation showed the vehicle catching fire and overturning after its occupants were struck by bullets. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society initially reported three serious injuries and later confirmed that two of the wounded were transferred to Rafidia Hospital, each suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medical teams were initially prevented from reaching a fourth injured person, whose condition was critical. The incident ultimately resulted in one Palestinian killed and four others injured. The Israeli army claimed that the Palestinian who was killed, Qais Sami Jasser Allan (20), attempted to run over soldiers in the Einabus area, emphasizing that no Israeli soldiers were injured. The Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs confirmed that its teams in Nablus Governorate are coordinating the receipt of Allan’s body. In a related incident on Tuesday evening, another Palestinian was injured in Urif after Israeli forces fired a stun grenade during a raid that included a patrol through the village streets. Occupation forces also stormed Iraq Burin, conducting street patrols and provocative tours between citizens’ homes. The killing of Allan and the injuries to civilians come amid escalating Israeli attacks in Nablus, particularly in southern villages, including live-fire raids targeting civilians and their vehicles. Wafa news agency reported that Israeli soldiers shot and killed Allan while he was inside his vehicle on the road connecting Einabus and Awarta, leaving four others wounded. In a separate case, 17-year-old Mujahed Silwadi was injured during his arrest by Israeli forces. He sustained internal bleeding in the liver and spleen due to violent assault. Despite his critical condition, he was beaten again and left at the Awarta checkpoint. **Name of the martyr:** Qais Sami Jasser Allan (20)