Israeli military forces conducted a large-scale operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, resulting in injuries to at least 51 Palestinians, according to the Jerusalem Governorate. The raid included the demolition of commercial shops near the Qalandiya checkpoint and the imposition of a curfew on the neighboring town of Kafr Aqab, with roads linking the area to Jerusalem sealed off.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society documented that 35 individuals were hospitalized following severe beatings, while six additional people received treatment at the scene. One person was struck by a rubber-coated steel bullet, and six others experienced tear gas inhalation. The organization reported that its ambulance crews faced restrictions from reaching the wounded beginning late Wednesday night, though personnel still managed to evacuate several patients, including those requiring kidney dialysis. Israeli soldiers also discharged stun grenades at journalists positioned at the camp entrance and instructed them to depart.
According to local Palestinian media reports, dozens of Palestinians—including children and women—were detained for field interrogations inside residential dwellings that had been converted into temporary holding facilities. A separate Israeli military operation in the city of Jenin on Thursday resulted in one Palestinian being shot and another being assaulted, per the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
The incidents reflect broader patterns of intensified military activity and settler operations across the occupied West Bank in recent months. Rights organizations documented more than 11,000 Israeli military and settler attacks throughout the West Bank in the first half of this year, with over 2,300 Palestinians displaced due to settler violence and related restrictions. A United Nations-appointed commission of inquiry concluded in June that Israeli authorities have consistently failed to prevent foreseeable settler attacks or hold perpetrators accountable, and in certain instances directly facilitated violence through military protection and provision of weapons and funding to settlers.
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