Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

Israeli forces raid Nablus and nearby towns at dawn; settlers near Jordan Valley homes

MOVEMENT
Location
Nablus city and nearby towns, West Bank
Actors
Israel
Importance
Standard

At dawn on Wednesday 16 September 2026, WAFA reported Israeli forces raided Nablus city with armored vehicles, entering via the Awarta and Checkpoint 17 approaches, spreading along Asira Street and around Al-Quds Open University west of the city, with infantry in the Austrian Housing area west of Nablus, the Dahiyat neighborhood east of Nablus, and Balata al-Balad east of the city, where sound bombs were thrown near a Quran academy. Armored forces later entered Asira al-Shamaliya and Awarta amid a wider military presence. In the northern Jordan Valley, local sources told WAFA settlers gathered near residents’ homes in the Naba’ Ghazal / al-Farisiya area, without immediate detail on what followed. QudsNen (~01:30Z) separately named the abduction of Palestinian Fares Dweikat after forces stormed his home in Balata al-Balad. No casualty tally in WAFA’s Nablus dispatch. Distinct from prior Beit Furik raid evt_839f5c77 and from LIVE Yatta helicopter raid evt_57ac9088.

Why it matters

Named multi-neighborhood dawn raid on Nablus and nearby towns with WAFA primary, plus Balata arrest claim and Jordan Valley settler presence.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Forces raid Nablus and nearby towns; settlers near Jordan Valley homes, Forces abduct Fares Dweikat after storming home in Balata al-Balad

PROBABLE: WAFA (Nablus, 16 Sep) details dawn armored/infantry raids across Nablus neighborhoods, Balata al-Balad (sound bombs), Asira al-Shamaliya and Awarta, plus settlers near homes in northern Jordan Valley (Naba’ Ghazal / al-Farisiya). QudsNen (~01:30Z) names abduction of Fares Dweikat in Balata al-Balad (photo). No IDF statement or casualty tally located. Catalog has no palestine actor — initiator-only participant.