Current sectionWest Bank NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIsraeli security forces take positions during an army operation in the Qalandiyah refugee camp, in the West Bank, on Wednesday. Credit: AFP/ZAIN JAAFARThe IDF began its raid on the Qalandiyah refugee camp north of Jerusalem early Wednesday, seizing homes and converting them into military positions. After months of calm, residents questioned the timing of the operation, accusing the government of political motives06:51 PM • August 06 2026 IDTSince the early hours of Wednesday, there had been a sense in the Qalandiyah refugee camp in the West Bank that an unusual day was about to unfold. The narrow alleyways filled with IDF soldiers and vehicles, while residents kept their doors shut. In the News70-year-old Israeli Man Dies of West Nile Fever, Health Officials SayPalestinians Report Assaults, Vandalism as IDF Storms Palestinian Refugee CampThe Buried History of Tel Aviv's Hilton Hotel, Told Through Its Vintage ChinaIsrael Charges Couple With Photographing Homes and Sites for IranIran Warns Gulf States: Tell Trump to Stop U.S. Strikes or We Hit You HardRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company