IOF raid Beit Ummar, other West Bank towns, detain 100+ Palestinians
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As IOF raid West Bank towns, settler attacks on farmers and homes intensify.
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An Israeli soldier aims his weapon to disperse people taking part in a protest calling for the return of displaced Palestinians to their houses in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarm on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 (AP)
Israeli occupation forces imposed a security cordon on the town of Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil, and detained more than 100 Palestinians, while simultaneously carrying out incursions into other areas across the West Bank. Simultaneously, Israeli settlers intensified their acts of violence and attacks in the region.
According to local sources, the Israeli forces have converted the town's main soccer field into a makeshift interrogation center and have begun gathering detainees there. The operation is supported by significant military reinforcements that were deployed toward the town in the early hours of the morning.
In a related development, the IOF sealed the family home of martyr Walid Sabarna after forcing the family to evacuate. The home was welded shut with iron sheets, and sources confirmed that during the raid, family members were assaulted and the property was damaged following on-site questioning.
IOF raid al-Fara'a camp, again
Israeli incursions continued in other areas of the West Bank as well, with the IOF raiding the al-Fara'a refugee camp, south of Tubas, deploying infantry units into its neighborhoods, storming and searching several homes, though no detainments were reported.
In Nablus, local sources stated that Israeli forces pushed into the eastern part of the city. Meanwhile, groups of settlers carried out a new attack, vandalizing a commercial shop in the town of Deir Sharaf, northwest of the city.
Additionally, in the early hours of the morning, Israeli forces conducted a detention campaign in the town of al-Jib, northwest of occupied al-Quds.
Attacks on Palestinian farmers quadrupled since Oct. 7
According to a Tuesday report in The Guardian, with settlers stepping up a broader effort to intimidate and harm Palestinian communities, dozens of new incidents have occurred in recent days across much of the occupied territory.
Palestinian Farmers’ Union (PFU) records indicate that incidents of violence against its members have increased fourfold, rising from three or four per day before the war in Gaza. The PFU declared in a statement last month that these recent attacks represent a deliberate strategy to undermine Palestinian rural life rather than random acts.
Israeli authorities recently stopped activists and volunteers, who were on their way to assist Palestinians with the olive harvest, from reaching the village of Burin.
In recent days, settlers have vandalized cars near Sinjil, raided farmlands close to Mughayyir, and assaulted farmers in Beit Furik, east of Nablus. Near Beit Duqqu, agricultural workers and olive pickers were attacked. Similar incidents were reported in al-Farisiyah, Aqraba, and villages outside Qalqilya, where settlers burned olive trees and blocked access to farmland.
On November 12, in the town of Beit Lid, a group of masked settlers ransacked a light industrial park, torched 10 vehicles, and injured four Palestinians. Mahmoud Edeis, a local resident, expressed the toll of the ongoing fear to The Guardian, "It can’t be that we keep living our whole lives in a state of fear and danger."
