Humanitarian Situation Update #320 | West Bank

The Humanitarian Situation Updates on the Gaza Strip and on the West Bank are both issued every Wednesday/Thursday. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. The next Humanitarian Situation Update on the West Bank will be published on 10 or 11 September.

Key Highlights

• Over 2,780 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces or settlers across the West Bank since January 2025, including nearly 500 by Israeli settlers -- a 39 per cent increase in overall injuries and a two-fold increase in injuries by settlers compared with the same period in 2024.
• More than 23,100 dunums (5,700 acres) of land owned by Palestinians has been requisitioned by the Israeli army in the past three months in Qalqiliya and Nablus, threatening the livelihoods of Palestinian farmers.
• Israeli settlers have again disrupted the water supply of about 100,000 Palestinians across 20 villages in Ramallah by damaging water infrastructure.
• Israeli settler violence displaced three families from the East Tayba Bedouin community near Ramallah.
• In Hebron city, Israeli forces have imposed additional movement restrictions and raided 20 schools, confiscating books, pictures and other educational materials.

Humanitarian Developments

• Between 26 August and 1 September, no fatalities were recorded in the West Bank. At least 210 Palestinians, including 53 children, were injured, the majority (198) by Israeli forces and 12 by Israeli settlers. Out of the 198 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces, 117, including 47 children, were injured on 27 August in Nablus city (see below). In Ramallah city, on 26 August, Israeli forces carried out a three-hour operation in which they raided a money exchange shop, arrested eight Palestinians, confiscated money, and fired live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets and tear gas cannisters at Palestinians, and Palestinians threw stones at the forces. All access to the city centre was blocked during the operation. In total, 58 people (including two children) were injured by Israeli forces; eight with live ammunition, five with shrapnel, 14 with rubber-coated bullets, and 31 due to tear gas inhalation.
• Between 1 January and 1 September 2025, at least 2,787 Palestinians, including 122 women and 541 children, were injured in the West Bank, the majority (2,287) by Israeli forces, 494 by settlers, and six where it remains unknown if they were injured by Israeli forces or settlers. Nablus governorate saw the highest number of injuries caused by Israeli forces (882), followed by Ramallah governorate (446). This represents a 39-per-cent increase in overall injuries and a two-fold increase in injuries by Israeli settlers compared with the same period in 2024, when 2,001 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank, including 1,759 by Israeli forces, 233 by Israeli settlers and nine where it remains unknown if they were injured by Israeli forces or settlers.
• Between 26 August and 1 September, the Israeli military issued two requisition orders for lands owned by Palestinians in Qalqiliya and Nablus governorates, in what appears to be attempts to facilitate settlement expansion and further restrict farmers’ access to their lands. Over the past three months, other requisition orders were issued for lands in the same areas.
  • On 28 August, Israeli forces issued a requisition order in Jinsafut village, east of Qalqilya city, for 16 dunums (3.95 acres) of land between Immanuel and Karnei Shomron settlements. According to the village council, the land belongs to approximately 65 Palestinian farmers who will now have their access to agricultural lands and livelihoods further restricted. This is the second requisition order issued in Jinsafut since 21 July, when Israeli forces issued an order for 7,737 dunums (1,911 acres), citing “military purposes.” These lands mostly contain olive trees and are an important livelihood source for the farmers of the village.
  • On 2 September, Israeli forces issued a requisition order for some 456 dunums (112 acres) of land surrounding the Israeli settlement outpost of Gilad Farm that belongs to Palestinians from three villages: Far’ata and Jit (in Qalqiliya governorate) and Tell (in Nablus governorate). In the past, Palestinian farmers in the area have faced numerous access restrictions in these lands due to the presence of Israeli settlers. Earlier on 27 May 2025, the Israeli military issued a requisition order for 14,917 dunums (3,686 acres) of land, also around the Gilad Farm settlement outpost, belonging to Palestinians from Far’ata, Tell, and Immatin villages.
• Between 1 January and 1 September, OCHA documented the demolition of 1,151 structures across the West Bank for lacking Israeli-issued building permits, which are almost impossible to obtain. These included 274 inhabited homes, 60 uninhabited residential structures, 607 agricultural or livelihood structures, 138 water and sanitation structures, and 70 other structures. Eighty-five per cent of demolished structures were in Area C, 14 per cent in East Jerusalem, and one per cent (mainly water wells) in Areas A or B. In total, nearly 1,300 Palestinians were displaced and more than 37,000 were otherwise affected. Compared with the corresponding period in 2024, this marks a 44 per cent increase in demolished structures (797 vs. 1,151) and a 31 per cent increase in displacement (991 vs. 1,298).
• On 28 August, in the early morning, Israeli forces raided 20 schools in Hebron city, including 11 in the H2 area and nine in the H1 area of the city. They confiscated teaching books, pictures, and other education materials. Separately, on 31 August, Israeli forces closed a road gate that was installed on 13 July in Jabal Ar Rahmeh neighbourhood, on the boundary between the H1 and H2 areas of Hebron city. The closure of the gate affects the access of about 100 people to their homes and the surrounding areas and is expected to hinder the access of some 641 schoolgirls and 35 teachers and staff to the nearby school at the start of the academic year. On 30 August, the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education postponed the start of the 2025-2026 school year in the West Bank to 8 September, citing financial constraints.

Ongoing Operations in the Northern West Bank

• Between 31 August and 1 September, Israeli authorities provided maps to the Palestinian District Coordination Liaison (DCL) outlining the boundaries of a newly designated military zone, which encompasses parts of Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps and areas within the surrounding neighbourhoods. On 1 September, following the release of updated maps, Israeli forces went door to door to order about 15 Palestinian families to evacuate their homes in the Al Hadayda and Rabay’a neighbourhoods, located on the northern edge of Tulkarm Camp and within the new military zone. These same families had returned to their homes after temporarily evacuating due to ongoing operations by Israeli forces over the past three months. As of 4 September, the families have not left. Also on 1 September, in Nur Shams Camp, Israeli forces ordered about 21 Palestinian families in the Jabal an Naser neighbourhood to evacuate; the families have become displaced again, just one month after they were allowed to return by Israeli authorities on 28 July. Repeated evacuation and return orders in the areas surrounding the refugee camps have placed dozens of families in a state of uncertainty and heightened vulnerability.
• According to the Palestinian DCL, the maps issued by Israeli authorities suggest that some residential buildings and shops on the camps' edges may lie outside the military area and residents may be able to return to them. Tulkarm municipality has begun clearing debris and reopening roads previously blocked by Israeli forces to prepare for this potential return.
• Israeli operations continue across cities, towns and villages in the northern West Bank. On 27 August, Israeli forces raided the Old City of Nablus, evacuated approximately 15 households, took over some houses and turned them into military observation points. During this operation, Palestinians threw stones and Israeli forces who shot tear gas canisters and live ammunition, injuring at least 117 Palestinians, including 47 children, were injured. Of the 70 injured adults, one was physically assaulted, one was hit by a rubber-coated metal bullet, and 68 suffered from tear gas inhalation. Of the injured children, two were hit by live ammunition, five by rubber-coated metal bullets, and 40 suffered from tear gas inhalation. Emergency medical response was provided by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (see picture above).
• On 1 September, undercover Israeli forces shot and injured six people in Tammun town, in Tubas governorate. According to local sources, Israeli forces raided the town and opened fire at people in the streets, injuring four members of a Palestinian family in their car by live ammunition and shrapnel, including a 15-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. In addition, the children’s nine-year-old brother, who was also in the car, required medical treatment due to a panic attack. During the raid, one man was seen shot by the forces as he was walking in the street and another was shot with live ammunition while forces were surrounding a house. According to the Israeli military, they attempted to detain a man, who tried to escape, and they shot, injured and detained him. Medical teams reported that Israeli forces hindered their access and fired at them, causing damage to one ambulance. A second ambulance was also shot at and was prevented from reaching the injured.

Ongoing Israeli Settler Attacks

• Between 26 August and 1 September, OCHA documented at least 24 Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians that resulted in casualties, property damage, or both in 20 communities across the West Bank. These attacks led to the displacement of three Palestinian Bedouin families, comprising 17 people, including nine children, and the injury of 12 Palestinians, including one woman, all by Israeli settlers.
• In East Tayba Bedouin community, in Ramallah governorate, three Palestinian households comprising 17 people, including nine children, were forcibly displaced on 27 August, following a series of settler attacks on the area since 3 June 2024, when a new settlement outpost was established nearby. The families, who had lived in the area for over 20 years, relocated to areas further into Area B and away from the outpost, which has become a source of sustained settler intimidation, with Palestinian residents reporting settlers regularly grazing livestock around homes, invading the area at night, throwing stones at houses, and attacking the nearby At Tayba town. In October 2023, six other families from the same community were displaced due to settler violence and, according to the community, one of the structures that belonged to them was set up in the new settlement outpost.
• The latest incident in East Tayba Bedouin community occurred on 26 August, when an armed Israeli settler broke into the yard of one of the homes with his livestock and, after a verbal altercation, dozens of settlers holding firearms and clubs raided the community. Amid the confrontations and following settler claims that they had been attacked by Palestinian residents, Israeli forces arrived at the scene and dispersed the settlers. Later that night, armed settlers returned and threatened three families with violence if they did not leave within hours. The families were thus forced to flee the following day (see above), leaving behind their homes, some of which are made of concrete, and most of their belongings. Settlers reportedly pursued them with vehicles when they attempted to retrieve items, and some belongings were reported stolen by the settlers.
• In southern Hebron, Israeli settlers carried out three attacks that resulted in casualties and property damage:
  • On 26 August, armed settlers raided Qawawis community, threw stones at homes, broke into one house, damaging windows and belongings, and destroyed 16 solar panels and six surveillance cameras. They also physically assaulted and pepper-sprayed residents, injuring three Palestinians and three foreign activists.
  • On 31 August, Israeli settlers raided Khallet Athaba’ herding community in large numbers and attempted to break into a residential cave; when the owner did not let them enter, the settlers physically assaulted and injured him and his wife. The settlers also vandalized property, destroyed two school surveillance cameras, and stole about 100 kilograms of animal fodder. Israeli forces later arrived and detained three Palestinians for 12 hours before releasing them.
  • On 1 September, a group of armed settlers threw stones at a Palestinian home in Susiya village, smashed windows, and destroyed the house’s surveillance cameras. The homeowner and his daughter sustained minor injuries from stones and sticks and did not seek medical treatment.
• In Ein Samiya, in Ramallah governorate, where a Bedouin community was fully displaced due to settler violence in May 2024, settlers damaged critical water infrastructure on two occasions this week, disrupting supply to some 100,000 Palestinians in 20 villages. On 28 August, settlers raided the Ein Samiya Spring area, cut pumps and mechanical systems, destroyed surveillance cameras, and stole equipment belonging to the Jerusalem Water Undertaking. A maintenance team managed to restore the connection after several hours, but settlers punctured the tires of their vehicle during the repair. On 31 August, settlers destroyed pumps on one of the wells and broke faucets on the line, flooding the ground, again severing the water supply for several hours before repairs were made. According to the Jerusalem Water Undertaking, repeated assaults have significantly increased operational risks for staff and further undermined the ability to provide water services to affected communities.
• In Kafr Malik village, in Ramallah governorate, Israeli settlers carried out two consecutive attacks against herders and farmers, injuring one herder, stealing livestock, and causing extensive damage to agricultural land and property. On 28 August, on the eastern outskirts of the village, settlers, some of them armed, threw stones and physically assaulted two Palestinian herders grazing their flocks. They beat one of them with clubs and rifles, causing bruises and fractures, while the other managed to flee. They stole dozens of livestock and moved them toward settlement outposts east of Road 458 (Allon Road). As Palestinians from the village began to gather, the settlers fled the area with the stolen animals. The following day, on 29 August, settlers broke into Palestinian-owned farms on the southern outskirts of Kafr Malik, grazing livestock and damaging agricultural property belonging to three families. Palestinian farmers reported the destruction of dozens of saplings and trees, as well as damage to stone walls, water tanks, metal fences, and doors. Several agricultural tools were also reported stolen.
• In Mikhmas Bedouin community, in Jerusalem governorate, settlers carried out two separate attacks that injured one foreign activist and caused property damage. On 28 August, a group of settlers armed with rifles, sticks, and pepper spray broke into the yard of one home, where a woman was alone, and grazed sheep, damaging three trees. Settlers then broke into the house, verbally harassed the woman, and took photographs of her before fleeing back to a nearby outpost. Three days later, on 31 August, at midnight, masked settlers armed with knives and pistols raided the community, broke into several homes, shattering windows, and damaged other property. Israeli and foreign activists who were present in the area stood in between the settlers and Palestinians and took pictures, after which settlers stoned them, injuring one activist in the head. They also punctured the tires of one car, damaged a water tank, and circled the community in jeeps.
• For key figures and additional breakdowns of casualties, displacement and settler violence between January 2005 and July 2025, please refer to the West Bank Monthly Snapshot on Casualties, Property Damage and Displacement, covering July 2025.

Funding

• As of 3 September 2025, Member States have disbursed approximately US$968 million out of the $4 billion (24 per cent) requested to meet the most critical humanitarian needs of three million out of 3.3 million people identified as requiring assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2025, under the 2025 Flash Appeal for the OPT. During August 2025, the oPt Humanitarian Fund managed 104 ongoing projects, totalling $62.3 million, to address urgent needs in the Gaza Strip (87 per cent) and the West Bank (13 per cent). Of these projects, 48 are being implemented by international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), 42 by national NGOs and 14 by UN agencies. Notably, 35 out of the 62 projects implemented by INGOs or the UN are being implemented in collaboration with national NGOs. For more information, please see OCHA’s Financial Tracking Servicewebpage and the oPt HF webpage.

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