Israeli Forces Conduct Raids on Palestinian NGOs and Hospital in West Bank

Israeli forces conducted raids on the offices of several Palestinian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the courtyard of the Palestine Medical Complex in the occupied West Bank on October 13, 2026. The raids targeted the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association in Ramallah. Snipers were deployed around the entrances to the Palestine Medical Complex, which is the largest government medical facility in the West Bank. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli forces confiscated equipment belonging to Addameer, an NGO focused on prisoner rights. Nida Ibrahim, reporting from Ramallah, noted that Addameer has previously been closed by Israeli forces and is classified as a terrorist organization by the Israeli army. Ibrahim described the situation as a daylight raid in central Ramallah, causing panic among residents, including parents with children at school and individuals at work. Concerns were raised about the potential for violence, as Israeli forces reportedly fired stun grenades at journalists covering the raid.