Israel Detains 100+ Palestinians Across West Bank in a Week, Including 15 in Six-Hour Burqa Raid

Israeli forces detained more than 100 Palestinians across the West Bank in the week leading up to September 10, 2026, according to WAFA and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society, bringing the total detained in the West Bank since October 2023 to over 25,000. In a pre-dawn raid on Thursday, September 10, soldiers stormed the town of Burqa (northwest of Nablus) for roughly six hours, raiding homes and arresting 15 residents before withdrawing; Burqa has been repeatedly targeted by settlers and soldiers in recent weeks, including home demolitions. Separate raids detained more than 20 people in the Arroub refugee camp south of Bethlehem over alleged attack planning, while other operations were reported in Azzun (east of Qalqilya) and Beitunia (near Ramallah), and a home was demolished in Battir, west of Bethlehem. Detainees named in reporting included former prisoner Ahmad al-Sayfi of Birzeit and journalists Muath Amarneh and Sabri Jibril. The Palestinian Prisoner's Society documented allegations of field interrogations, physical assaults and property damage during the raids; Israeli authorities did not respond to the specific allegations in available coverage.