Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

Tulkarm: Israeli forces raid the city's southern neighbourhood and Irtah on 20 October, detaining and abusing young men, WAFA reports

ATTACK
Location
Southern Tulkarm and the Irtah suburb (exact sites not given; city-level estimate)
Actors
Israel · Palestine
Importance
Standard

Israeli forces raided the southern neighbourhood of Tulkarm city in the occupied West Bank on the evening of Tuesday 20 October 2026, detaining several young men, blindfolding and binding them and abusing them amid heavy gunfire and stun grenades, WAFA reported, citing local sources. Forces deployed around the al-Balawi intersection, raided a residential building and damaged vehicles parked at its entrance. They also raided the Irtah suburb south of the city and searched several homes after using a Palestinian resident as a human shield to enter them; no detentions were reported there. The number detained was not given. No Israeli military or police statement on the incident was read.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Israeli forces abuse Palestinian youths, use resident as human shield in Tulkarm Governorate

WAFA citing local sources; number detained not given. City-level placement.