Awad Rjoob and Rania Abushamala
22 August 2026•Update: 22 August 2026
At least 20 Palestinians were injured on Saturday by Israeli army fire, occupier assaults and tear gas across several areas of the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian authorities and medical officials.
The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that three Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces while attempting to enter occupied East Jerusalem near the separation wall in the town of Al-Ram, north of the city.
Palestinians, mostly workers, are injured near the separation wall and along the boundary between the West Bank and Israel on an almost daily basis while attempting to cross in search of employment.
Israel has barred Palestinian workers from returning to their jobs since launching its war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, prompting some to attempt to scale the wall despite the risks.
Separately, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said its teams transported two young Palestinians to a hospital after Israeli occupiers beat them in the town of Arraba, south of Jenin.
In the northern Tubas province, a 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after occupiers severely beat him in the town of Tammun, the organization said.
Its teams also treated 11 Palestinians suffering from tear gas inhalation during Israeli military raids in Tubas and the nearby town of Tayasir. Four children were treated at the scene.
In the southern Hebron province, the elderly Said al-Amour suffered injuries and bruises after armed occupiers beat him in the village of Al-Rakiz in Masafer Yatta, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Israeli forces later raided al-Amour’s home, searched it, damaged its contents and confiscated his family members’ mobile phones.
Two other Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation during confrontations with occupiers and Israeli forces on the outskirts of Arraba, southwest of Jenin.
Israeli forces also raided several other West Bank areas, including Beit Fajjar south of Bethlehem, the city of Al-Bireh and the village of Al-Mughayyir north of Ramallah, Wafa said.
Tear gas was fired during the Al-Mughayyir raid, but no injuries were reported.
The West Bank has witnessed continued escalation in Israeli military offensives and occupier attacks since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, alongside the expansion of illegal settlement outposts, construction of settler-only roads and tighter restrictions on Palestinian movement.