[57914] Widespread Wave of Raids and Arrests in Judea and Samaria: Military Activity in Dura, Nablus, and Kafr Malik

Escalation in Military Activity in Judea and Samaria

During the night of May 13, 2026, Palestinian media sources reported a widespread wave of military raids in several locations in the West Bank. Quds News Network reported on the continued entry of forces into the cities of Dura and Nablus, while carrying out extensive arrests. In Nablus, the arrest of Luai Labada was reported in the "Khallet al-Amoud" neighborhood (according to Quds News Network). Simultaneously, military forces secured the entry of settlers into the Joseph's Tomb complex in the east of the city, an action described by Shehab Agency | Breaking as an attempt to "secure the settler incursion" (according to this source).

In the city of Dura in the south of Hebron, Al-Quds Channel reported that occupation forces turned the Nassar family home into a "military barracks" and a center for gathering detainees. Local sources described an ongoing "campaign of raids and arrests," with some of the detainees released after field interrogations (according to Shehab Agency | Breaking).

In the village of Kafr Malik, Kafr Malik Diaries reported on a difficult night that included raids on many homes, among them the homes of the Hajj, Marei, Rada, and Ayed families. According to reports from the channel, the army turned one of the houses into a "field interrogation center" and conducted prolonged interrogations of the residents. The incident ended after about four and a half hours with the withdrawal of the forces and the release of the detainees.

At the same time, Jenin News | أخبار جنين raised allegations regarding internal Palestinian policy, highlighting the difficult health condition of Tariq Balalu, who has been detained for a year and a half in Junaid Prison in Nablus, under the headline "No to Political Detention" (according to Jenin News).