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IDF, Shin Bet raid charities, arrest five in West Bank

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC · How we work

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Charities Funding Hamas

On October 13, 2026, Israeli Defense Forces and Shin Bet raided Addameer Charity office in Ramallah and Islamic Orphans office in Yatta, arresting five suspects.
Israeli officials said the raids targeted charities alleged to fund Hamas and PFLP, tying them to Hamas attacks and a hospital weapons base.
Israeli troops captured four Islamic Jihad operatives in Qabatiya and Arraba.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Tulkarm camp a terrorist stronghold before October 27 elections.

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Election Timing Crackdown

On October 13, 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces and Shin Bet raided the Addameer Charity office in Ramallah and the Islamic Orphans office in Yatta, arresting five suspects.
The raids were presented as part of a wider crackdown on Palestinian civil-society groups ahead of Israel’s upcoming election.
Sahar Francis reported a child shot, others inhaling tear-gas, and snipers at the hospital entrance.

Blindspot

Human-rights lawyer Sahar Francis said a child was wounded by gunfire and several people inhaled tear-gas during the raids, and that snipers were posted at the entrances of Ramallah’s Palestine Medical Complex, the West Bank’s largest government hospital.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In March 2002 Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield, a month-long West Bank offensive that deployed about 30,000 IDF troops after the Netanya Passover bombing and placed cities such as Ramallah under curfew. The campaign’s focus on Palestinian security forces and institutions set a precedent that the October 13 2026 IDF and Shin Bet raids on Addameer and Islamic Orphans—NGOs—now repeat ahead of the West Bank elections.

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Charities Funding Hamas

On October 13, 2026, Israeli Defense Forces and Shin Bet raided Addameer Charity office in Ramallah and Islamic Orphans office in Yatta, arresting five suspects.
Israeli officials said the raids targeted charities alleged to fund Hamas and PFLP, tying them to Hamas attacks and a hospital weapons base.
Israeli troops captured four Islamic Jihad operatives in Qabatiya and Arraba.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Tulkarm camp a terrorist stronghold before October 27 elections.

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