# West Bank Healthcare Attacks 2026
- Canonical dossier: [Web edition]()
- Markdown edition: [Plain-text edition]()
- Issue: Issue 005
- Rubric: Healthcare Under Fire / Escalation
- Byline: Totally Fine Foundation editorial desk
- Reading time: 8 min
- Last reviewed: 2026-09-06
> Medical Aid for Palestinians warns that Palestinian healthcare workers in the West Bank face documented attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction. According to WHO figures cited by MAP, recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank rose from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026, more than fourfold. Documented cases include a nurse shot and left with a spinal-cord injury and paralysis in Sa'ir, and a doctor beaten by settlers in Jannatah. MAP reports, as likely, an ambulance attacked while carrying a patient from Tel Rumeida, and reports, as likely, that it provided bulletproof vests and helmets to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
## Cover
- Kicker: Field dossier / MENA / attacks on healthcare
- Cover lines: From eight in June to 37 in July — more than fourfold, per WHO figures cited by MAP. / A nurse shot near Sa'ir in mid-August 2026, left with a spinal-cord injury and paralysis. / A doctor beaten by settlers near Jannatah, his hand broken, his vehicle damaged. / An ambulance attacked while carrying a patient from Tel Rumeida, according to MAP — reported as likely. / MAP reports, as likely, that it provided bulletproof vests and helmets to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. / Settler violence against Palestinians and their property escalated markedly by 2026.
#### Hero visual provenance
- Caption: A checkpoint at Hawara in the West Bank, photographed by Magne Hagesæter. The dossier documents how access restrictions and attacks affect Palestinian healthcare workers.
- Alt text: Checkpoint at Hawara, West Bank.
- Credit: Magne Hagesæter
- Rights / license: CC BY-SA 3.0
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
## Metrics
### 8 attacks — Recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank, June 2026
- Category: Attacks on health care
- Caveat: WHO figures cited by MAP, June 2026; covers recorded attacks only and excludes unreported or unrecorded incidents.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [who.int — WHO attacks on health care dashboard: monitoring overview]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-who-int`)
### 37 attacks — Recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank, July 2026
- Category: Attacks on health care
- Caveat: WHO figures cited by MAP, July 2026; more than fourfold rise from eight in June 2026; covers recorded attacks only.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [who.int — WHO attacks on health care dashboard: monitoring overview]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-who-int`)
### 1 nurse with spinal-cord injury and paralysis — Palestinian nurse shot by Israeli settler near Sa'ir
- Category: Casualties
- Caveat: MAP and WAFA, mid-August 2026; single documented incident, not a total count of healthcare worker casualties.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [english.wafa.ps — WAFA report on nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar's shooting and paralysis]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps`)
### 1 doctor with broken hand and damaged vehicle — Palestinian doctor attacked by settlers near Jannatah
- Category: Casualties and property damage
- Caveat: MAP, 2026 (exact date not specified in the claim); single incident, not a total count.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
### 1 ambulance — PRCS ambulance attacked in Hebron
- Category: Attacks on medical transport
- Caveat: MAP-reported, likely, on or about August 18, 2026; single incident, excludes other ambulance attacks.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
## More Than Fourfold: Attacks on Healthcare in the West Bank
### MAP's warning: healthcare workers face documented attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) reports that Palestinian healthcare workers in the West Bank face documented attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction amid escalating violence.
Médecins Sans Frontières has also reported that healthcare is rendered inaccessible when needed most in the West Bank.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [msf.org — MSF: Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible in the West Bank]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-msf-org`)
### WHO's count: eight attacks in June, thirty-seven in July
According to WHO figures cited by MAP, recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank increased from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026, a rise of more than fourfold.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
### Reported incidents: a nurse shot, a doctor beaten, an ambulance attack reported by MAP
Palestinian nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar was shot by an Israeli settler near Sa’ir in mid-August 2026 and sustained a spinal-cord injury resulting in paralysis, according to MAP and WAFA.
Around 10 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian doctor Majed Alyan Dwayat near Jannatah, east of Bethlehem, breaking his hand and damaging his vehicle, according to MAP.
According to MAP, Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance while it was transporting a patient from Tel Rumeida in Hebron on or about August 18, 2026.
MAP reports that it provided bulletproof vests and helmets to its partner, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, in response to risks facing West Bank healthcare workers; this provision is reported by MAP and has not been independently confirmed.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [english.wafa.ps — WAFA report on nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar's shooting and paralysis]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps`)
### The wider escalation: settler violence against Palestinians and property
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank had escalated markedly by 2026, according to ACLED data and MAP reporting.
Some reports suggest that Israeli settler violence in the specific incidents described was state-backed, but this remains unverified.
**Source trail:** [acleddata.com — ACLED Research Overview of West Bank Settler Violence]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-acleddata-com`); [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
## Actors and positions
### Palestinian healthcare workers
- Role: Nurses, doctors, ambulance crews
- Confidence: high
- Position: Documented targets of attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction in the West Bank
- Supporter framing: MAP, MSF, and WHO document them as providing care under escalating violence.
- Opposing account: No opposing account is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: Humanitarian and health monitors record attacks on health care; figures cover recorded incidents only.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [msf.org — MSF: Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible in the West Bank]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-msf-org`); [who.int — WHO attacks on health care dashboard: monitoring overview]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-who-int`)
### Israeli settlers
- Role: Perpetrators in specific documented incidents
- Confidence: medium
- Position: Accused of shooting a nurse, attacking a doctor, and attacking an ambulance
- Supporter framing: No settler-side account is documented in the provided claims.
- Opposing account: MAP and WAFA describe the attacks; PCHR condemns settler violence.
- Independent assessment: ACLED documents escalation of settler violence; state-backing remains unverified.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [english.wafa.ps — WAFA report on nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar's shooting and paralysis]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps`); [acleddata.com — ACLED Research Overview of West Bank Settler Violence]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-acleddata-com`)
### Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)
- Role: Humanitarian organization
- Confidence: high
- Position: Warns of mounting attacks on healthcare workers and reports protective-equipment provision
- Supporter framing: MAP presents itself as documenting attacks and supporting Palestinian healthcare workers.
- Opposing account: No opposing account is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: Tier 1 humanitarian source; its equipment-provision report is marked likely, not independently confirmed.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
### Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS)
- Role: Emergency medical service
- Confidence: medium
- Position: Ambulance crew reported attacked; reported recipient of protective equipment
- Supporter framing: MAP describes PRCS as its partner facing risks.
- Opposing account: No opposing account is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: Incidents are MAP-reported and marked likely; no independent confirmation in the provided claims.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
### Israeli forces
- Role: Military/occupation forces
- Confidence: medium
- Position: Reported in raids, detentions of medical personnel, and obstruction of healthcare access
- Supporter framing: No Israeli forces account is documented in the provided claims.
- Opposing account: WAFA and MSF report raids, detentions, and access obstruction.
- Independent assessment: MSF and PCHR document incidents; no legal conclusions are drawn in the provided claims.
**Source trail:** [msf.org — MSF: Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible in the West Bank]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-msf-org`); [english.wafa.ps — WAFA report: Tubas hospital raided, medical personnel detained]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps-2`); [pchrgaza.org — PCHR Report: 14 Killed in Tulkarm and Ambulance Driver Killed in Nablus, 22 April 2024]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-pchrgaza-org`)
## Claims and evidence
### Recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank rose from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026, a more than fourfold increase.
- Claimant: WHO figures cited by MAP
- Evidence status: confirmed
- Counterclaim: No counterclaim is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: MAP cites WHO dashboard; figures cover recorded attacks only and may undercount unreported incidents.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [who.int — WHO attacks on health care dashboard: monitoring overview]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-who-int`)
### Palestinian nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar was shot by an Israeli settler near Sa'ir in mid-August 2026 and sustained a spinal-cord injury resulting in paralysis.
- Claimant: MAP and WAFA
- Evidence status: confirmed
- Counterclaim: No counterclaim is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: Multiple sources report the incident; no independent legal finding is included.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [english.wafa.ps — WAFA report on nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar's shooting and paralysis]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps`)
### Around 10 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian doctor Majed Alyan Dwayat near Jannatah, east of Bethlehem, breaking his hand and damaging his vehicle.
- Claimant: MAP
- Evidence status: confirmed
- Counterclaim: No counterclaim is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: MAP-reported; no independent confirmation is provided in the claims.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
### Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance while it was transporting a patient from Tel Rumeida in Hebron on or about August 18, 2026.
- Claimant: MAP
- Evidence status: likely
- Counterclaim: No counterclaim is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: MAP-reported; marked likely, not independently confirmed.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
### MAP provided bulletproof vests and helmets to its partner, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, in response to risks facing West Bank healthcare workers.
- Claimant: MAP
- Evidence status: likely
- Counterclaim: No counterclaim is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: MAP-reported; marked likely, no independent confirmation.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
### Israeli settler violence in the specific incidents described was state-backed.
- Claimant: Not attributed to a named claimant in the provided claims; associated with ACLED and Diakonia material
- Evidence status: unverified
- Counterclaim: No counterclaim is documented in the provided claims.
- Independent assessment: No independent confirmation; status unverified.
**Source trail:** [acleddata.com — ACLED Research Overview of West Bank Settler Violence]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-acleddata-com`)
## Language record
### Majed Alyan Dwayat
- Role: Palestinian doctor
- Context: In a report on a settler attack near Bethlehem, the doctor describes the assault; quote translated from Arabic.
Quotation text is available in the web edition and the cited original source; it is not republished in this machine-readable edition.
**Source:** [nasapp.net — Jerusalem doctor describes settler assault near Bethlehem]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-nasapp-net`)
## Timeline
### 2026-07-31 — Recorded attacks on West Bank health care rise from eight to 37 in one month
- Event type: conflict\_escalation
- Confidence: high
According to WHO figures cited by MAP, recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank increased from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026, a rise of more than fourfold.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
### 2026-08-15 — Nurse shot near Sa’ir sustains spinal-cord injury
- Event type: casualty\_update
- Confidence: high
Palestinian nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar was shot by an Israeli settler near Sa’ir in mid-August 2026 and sustained a spinal-cord injury resulting in paralysis, according to MAP and WAFA reports.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`); [english.wafa.ps — WAFA report on nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar's shooting and paralysis]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps`)
### 2026-08-18 — Settlers attack PRCS ambulance in Hebron
- Event type: humanitarian\_access
- Confidence: medium
Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance while it was transporting a patient from Tel Rumeida in Hebron on or about August 18, 2026, according to MAP.
**Source trail:** [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers]() (`src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`)
## Visual essay
### Gallery image 01
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: Photograph titled 'Mitzpe Kramim and Kokhav HaShahar' by דוידוד, CC BY-SA 4.0. The dossier reports settler violence against Palestinians and property.
- Alt text: View of Mitzpe Kramim and Kokhav HaShahar.
- Credit: דוידוד
- Rights / license: CC BY-SA 4.0
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
## Linked visual references
### WAFA report on nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar's shooting and paralysis
- Photographer: WAFA News Agency
- Publisher: WAFA
- Recognition: Core situation-report series for this crisis
- Why it matters: Documents a specific attack on a Palestinian nurse, corroborating MAP's warning.
- Original: [Open reference]()
### MSF Report: Inflicting Harm and Denying Care in the West Bank
- Photographer: MSF
- Publisher: MSF
- Recognition: Standing reference dataset on healthcare access in the West Bank
- Why it matters: Provides systematic evidence of healthcare obstruction in the West Bank.
- Original: [Open reference]()
## Media desk
### Palestine Red Crescent Society Specialized Hospital in Hebron
- Publisher: Wikimedia Commons
- Media type: photo
- Rights mode: direct\_image
- Placement: Reported incidents: a nurse shot, a doctor beaten, an ambulance attack reported by MAP
- Caption: The Palestine Red Crescent Society Specialized Hospital in Hebron, from the photo file title.
- Why it matters: The PRCS is a key provider of ambulance services and received protective equipment from MAP.
The photo shows the Palestine Red Crescent Society Specialized Hospital in Hebron. MAP reports providing bulletproof vests and helmets to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. The dossier documents an ambulance attacked while carrying a patient from Tel Rumeida.
- Original: [Open media record]()
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: The Palestine Red Crescent Society Specialized Hospital in Hebron, from the photo file title.
- Alt text: The Palestine Red Crescent Society Specialized Hospital in Hebron, from the photo file title.
- Credit: M sh شراونة محمد
- Rights / license: CC BY-SA 4.0
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### Palestine ambulance strike
- Publisher: Tasnim News Agency
- Media type: photo
- Rights mode: direct\_image
- Placement: Reported incidents: a nurse shot, a doctor beaten, an ambulance attack reported by MAP
- Caption: A Palestine ambulance strike, as titled by Tasnim News Agency.
- Why it matters: Ambulance attacks are a documented part of the escalation against healthcare.
The photo is titled 'Palestine ambulance strike' and is credited to Tasnim News Agency. The dossier reports, as likely, an ambulance attacked while carrying a patient from Tel Rumeida. This image illustrates the risk to emergency medical transport.
- Original: [Open media record]()
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: A Palestine ambulance strike, as titled by Tasnim News Agency.
- Alt text: A Palestine ambulance strike, as titled by Tasnim News Agency.
- Credit: Tasnim News Agency
- Rights / license: CC BY 4.0
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers
- Publisher: Medical Aid for Palestinians
- Media type: report\_pdf
- Rights mode: linked\_reference\_only
- Placement: MAP's warning
- Caption: MAP warns that Palestinian healthcare workers face documented attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction.
- Why it matters: Primary source for the dossier's central warning.
Medical Aid for Palestinians reports that healthcare workers in the West Bank face documented attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction. The organization provided bulletproof vests and helmets to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. MAP also reports, as likely, an ambulance attacked while carrying a patient from Tel Rumeida.
- Original: [Open media record]()
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: MAP warns that Palestinian healthcare workers face documented attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction.
- Alt text: MAP warns that Palestinian healthcare workers face documented attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction.
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### WHO attacks on health care dashboard: monitoring overview
- Publisher: World Health Organization
- Media type: dashboard
- Rights mode: linked\_reference\_only
- Placement: WHO's count
- Caption: WHO figures cited by MAP show recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank rose from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026.
- Why it matters: Provides the quantitative baseline for the escalation.
According to WHO figures cited by MAP, recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank rose from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026, more than fourfold. This dashboard monitors attacks on health care. The increase underscores the deteriorating safety of health workers.
- Original: [Open media record]()
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: WHO figures cited by MAP show recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank rose from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026.
- Alt text: WHO figures cited by MAP show recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank rose from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026.
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
## Source readings
### MAP reports a more than fourfold rise in recorded West Bank health-care attacks from June to July 2026
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk`
- Publisher: map.org.uk
- Source type: humanitarian
- Registry title: MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers
- Editorial note: Read as an NGO alert; distinguish MAP's reported incidents from WHO dashboard figures and treat ambulance and equipment details as likely, not confirmed.
- Original: [Open source]()
A humanitarian organisation's 19 August 2026 warning names incidents against Palestinian health workers and cites a broader escalation.
The source documents attacks, detention, harassment, and obstruction against Palestinian healthcare workers in the West Bank amid escalating violence. According to WHO figures cited by MAP, recorded attacks on health care in the West Bank increased from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026, a rise of more than fourfold.
MAP reports that Palestinian nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar was shot by an Israeli settler near Sa'ir in mid-August 2026 and sustained a spinal-cord injury resulting in paralysis. It also reports that around 10 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian doctor Majed Alyan Dwayat near Jannatah, east of Bethlehem, breaking his hand and damaging his vehicle.
The source describes a likely attack on a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance while it was transporting a patient from Tel Rumeida in Hebron on or about August 18, 2026, and says MAP likely provided bulletproof vests and helmets to PRCS in response to risks.
Settler violence against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank had escalated markedly by 2026, according to the source; the claim that the specific incidents were state-backed is unverified.
#### Takeaways
- WHO figures cited by MAP show recorded attacks rose from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026.
- Two named health workers are reported injured in mid-August 2026: a nurse left paralysed and a doctor with a broken hand.
- Ambulance attack and protective-equipment provision are reported as likely, not confirmed.
- State-backing of specific settler incidents is unverified.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: MAP warns Palestinian healthcare workers face mounting attacks amid West Bank violence
- Alt text: MAP warns Palestinian healthcare workers face mounting attacks amid West Bank violence
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### WHO dashboard frames health-care attacks as a threat to care and international humanitarian law
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-who-int`
- Publisher: who.int
- Source type: official\_position
- Registry title: WHO attacks on health care dashboard: monitoring overview
- Editorial note: Read as an official monitoring overview; it frames the problem but does not itself provide the June-to-July 2026 West Bank figures cited by MAP.
- Original: [Open source]()
An 11 August 2026 WHO report overview states that attacks on health care deprive people of care and endanger providers.
The dashboard's overview states that health care is under attack and that the sanctity of health care, the right to health, and International Humanitarian Law are threatened.
It says such attacks deprive people of urgently needed care, endanger health care providers, and undermine health systems.
This excerpt does not show the June-to-July 2026 West Bank count; that count is attributed to WHO figures cited by MAP. Use this source for framing, not for incident-level confirmation.
#### Takeaways
- WHO overview states attacks on health care deprive people of care and endanger providers.
- The dashboard frames attacks as threats to the right to health and international humanitarian law.
- The June-to-July 2026 West Bank increase is not shown in this excerpt; it is cited by MAP as WHO figures.
- Use this source for framing, not for incident-level confirmation.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: WHO dashboard records attacks on health care in the West Bank
- Alt text: WHO dashboard records attacks on health care in the West Bank
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### WAFA reports a Palestinian nurse was shot in the back and faces permanent paralysis
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps`
- Publisher: english.wafa.ps
- Source type: news
- Registry title: WAFA report on nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar's shooting and paralysis
- Editorial note: Read as a single-incident news account; it supports the confirmed shooting and injury but not broader legal conclusions.
- Original: [Open source]()
A news report describes the mid-August 2026 shooting of Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar near Sa'ir and calls for international and legal follow-up.
The report states that Palestinian nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar was shot by an Israeli settler near Sa'ir in mid-August 2026 and sustained a spinal-cord injury resulting in paralysis.
It describes the shooting as an attack on an unarmed civilian who was standing outside the home he was preparing for his future family, and mentions outreach to nursing organizations, including the International Council of Nurses, seeking international and legal follow-up over the attack and Al-Mutawwar's condition.
The source does not establish that the incident was state-backed; that claim remains unverified.
#### Takeaways
- WAFA reports the nurse was shot by an Israeli settler near Sa'ir in mid-August 2026 and left paralysed.
- The report describes the victim as an unarmed civilian outside his future family home.
- It notes calls for international and legal follow-up, including with the International Council of Nurses.
- State-backing of the incident is not established.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: WAFA reports nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar shot and paralyzed
- Alt text: WAFA reports nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar shot and paralyzed
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### Doctor reports broken hand and vehicle damage in settler attack near Bethlehem
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-nasapp-net`
- Publisher: nasapp.net
- Source type: news
- Registry title: Jerusalem doctor describes settler assault near Bethlehem
- Editorial note: Read as a first-person news account of the attack on Dr Majed Alyan Dwayat; it supports the confirmed injury and vehicle damage but not state involvement.
- Original: [Open source]()
The report recounts how Dr Majed Alyan Dwayat was attacked by around 10 Israeli settlers near Jannatah, east of Bethlehem.
The source reports that around 10 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian doctor Majed Alyan Dwayat near Jannatah, east of Bethlehem, breaking his hand and damaging his vehicle.
According to the report, the doctor, from Jerusalem, had gone with his son to family land planted with olive trees ahead of the harvest season.
The report does not establish that the attack was state-backed; that claim is unverified.
#### Takeaways
- Around 10 Israeli settlers attacked Dr Majed Alyan Dwayat near Jannatah, east of Bethlehem, according to the report.
- The doctor sustained a broken hand and his vehicle was damaged.
- The account describes the doctor going to family olive land with his son before the harvest.
- State-backing of the attack is not established.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: Jerusalem doctor describes settler assault near Bethlehem
- Alt text: Jerusalem doctor describes settler assault near Bethlehem
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### WAFA says Israeli forces raided a Tubas hospital and detained medical personnel
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps-2`
- Publisher: english.wafa.ps
- Source type: news
- Registry title: WAFA report: Tubas hospital raided, medical personnel detained
- Editorial note: Palestinian news agency account; treat the raid and detentions as reported by WAFA, not independently confirmed in the verified claim set. The source title uses 'Occupation forces'; this reading uses 'Israeli forces'.
- Original: [Open source]()
A Palestinian news agency account of a hospital raid and detentions in the West Bank, consistent with documented patterns but not independently verified here.
According to WAFA, Israeli forces surrounded a hospital in Tubas and detained medical personnel, including the hospital's general director.
The report links the raid to an earlier drone strike near Aqaba village; casualty figures from that strike are not part of the verified claim set and are not treated as established here.
This account falls within the documented pattern in claim \[1\] of detention and obstruction against Palestinian healthcare workers in the West Bank, but it remains a single news report without independent confirmation in the numbered claims.
#### Takeaways
- WAFA reports a hospital raid and detention of medical staff in Tubas.
- The account is attributed to WAFA and is not independently confirmed in the numbered claims.
- It illustrates the detention category within the documented pattern of attacks on West Bank healthcare workers.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: WAFA reports Tubas hospital raided and medical personnel detained
- Alt text: WAFA reports Tubas hospital raided and medical personnel detained
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### MSF says Israeli forces make healthcare inaccessible when it is most needed
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-msf-org`
- Publisher: msf.org
- Source type: humanitarian
- Registry title: MSF: Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible in the West Bank
- Editorial note: Humanitarian organization field report; read as MSF's account, not an independent legal finding.
- Original: [Open source]()
A humanitarian organization's account of healthcare obstruction in the West Bank, with a focus on Jenin.
This MSF report states that Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible when needed most in the West Bank.
The source focuses on Jenin, where it describes military incursions as frequent and unpredictable.
MSF's account aligns with the documented pattern in claim \[1\] of obstruction against Palestinian healthcare workers, but its specific casualty and population figures are not part of the verified claim set.
#### Takeaways
- MSF reports that Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible in the West Bank.
- The source focuses on Jenin, where it describes incursions as frequent and unpredictable.
- Specific casualty and population figures in the excerpt are not included in the verified claims.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: MSF: Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible in the West Bank
- Alt text: MSF: Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible in the West Bank
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### Palestinian healthcare workers document killings of colleagues since October 7, 2023
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-healthcareworkerswatch-org`
- Publisher: healthcareworkerswatch.org
- Source type: human\_rights
- Registry title: Healthcare Workers Watch – Palestine: killings of healthcare workers since October 7, 2023
- Editorial note: A monitoring initiative by Palestinian healthcare workers; treat its figures as advocacy documentation, not independent verification. The source title uses 'Occupation Forces'; this reading uses 'Israeli forces' to avoid an unsupported legal characterization.
- Original: [Open source]()
A monitoring initiative's running count of healthcare workers killed by Israeli forces in Palestine.
This source is an initiative by Palestinian healthcare workers to monitor and spotlight attacks against healthcare facilities and workers.
It documents killings of healthcare workers by Israeli forces in Palestine since October 7, 2023, with an update dated May 10, 2024.
The initiative's documentation supports the broader pattern in claim \[1\] of attacks on Palestinian healthcare workers, but its specific casualty counts are not part of the numbered claims.
#### Takeaways
- Healthcare Workers Watch – Palestine is a monitoring initiative by Palestinian healthcare workers.
- It documents killings of healthcare workers by Israeli forces since October 7, 2023.
- Its specific figures are advocacy documentation and are not independently confirmed in the verified claims.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: Healthcare Workers Watch documents killings of healthcare workers since Oct 7 2023
- Alt text: Healthcare Workers Watch documents killings of healthcare workers since Oct 7 2023
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### PHR records more than 1,000 attacks on health care since October 7, 2023
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-phr-org`
- Publisher: phr.org
- Source type: human\_rights
- Registry title: PHR: more than 1,000 attacks on health care in the Palestinian territories since October 7, 2023
- Editorial note: Human rights organization report; treat the 1,000+ figure as PHR's count, not an independent tally in the verified claims. The source title uses 'Occupied Palestinian Territories'; this reading uses 'Palestinian territories' to avoid an unsupported legal characterization.
- Original: [Open source]()
A human rights organization's count of attacks on health workers, patients, hospitals, and medical infrastructure.
Physicians for Human Rights reports that more than 1,000 attacks on health workers, patients, hospitals, and other medical infrastructure have been recorded in the Palestinian territories since October 7, 2023; the count does not include attacks before that date.
PHR states this is more reported attacks on health care than any other conflict over a 10-month period on record, as of August 2, 2024.
This count supports the documented pattern in claim \[1\] of attacks on Palestinian healthcare workers, but the 1,000+ figure is PHR's own tally and is not among the numbered claims.
#### Takeaways
- PHR reports more than 1,000 attacks on health care in the Palestinian territories since October 7, 2023.
- The figure is PHR's count as of August 2, 2024, not an independent tally in the verified claims.
- It covers health workers, patients, hospitals, and medical infrastructure.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: PHR: more than 1,000 attacks on health care in Palestinian territories since Oct 7 2023
- Alt text: PHR: more than 1,000 attacks on health care in Palestinian territories since Oct 7 2023
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### A research overview of rising settler violence, not a medical incident log.
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-acleddata-com`
- Publisher: acleddata.com
- Source type: research
- Registry title: ACLED Research Overview of West Bank Settler Violence
- Editorial note: Read as a conflict-event research overview, not an incident-level medical account; the dossier treats escalation as confirmed but any state-backing as unverified.
- Original: [Open source]()
ACLED frames West Bank settler violence as an escalating pattern; this dossier treats the escalation as confirmed but any state-backing as unverified.
ACLED's research overview examines patterns of settler violence in the West Bank. The dossier's confirmed claim records that settler violence against Palestinians and their property escalated markedly by 2026.
The source's title asks whether perpetrators are civilians or soldiers, but the dossier does not treat state backing as established. That question remains unverified and should not be read as a confirmed legal or operational conclusion.
This source is dated 10 June 2024 and is best used as background on the broader escalation, not as evidence for the specific healthcare incidents in the dossier.
#### Takeaways
- Settler violence escalation is confirmed in the dossier, but this source is background rather than incident evidence.
- Any suggestion of state-backed settler violence remains unverified.
- Do not use this source to support legal conclusions.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: ACLED research overview of West Bank settler violence
- Alt text: ACLED research overview of West Bank settler violence
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### MSF documents a pattern of harm to West Bank health care.
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-msf-org-2`
- Publisher: msf.org
- Source type: research
- Registry title: MSF Report: Inflicting Harm and Denying Care in the West Bank
- Editorial note: Read as a humanitarian research report documenting the broad pattern; it supports the confirmed claim but does not independently verify the specific July increase or individual incidents.
- Original: [Open source]()
The report frames attacks, detention, harassment and obstruction as documented pressures on Palestinian healthcare workers.
According to MSF, Palestinian healthcare workers in the West Bank face documented attacks, detention, harassment and obstruction amid escalating violence. This is a confirmed claim in the dossier.
The report's contents indicate sections on impacts on physical and mental health and on attacks on medical personnel, but the dossier does not use this source to establish specific casualty, infrastructure or operational details beyond the broad pattern.
Read this source for its documentation of the overall environment facing health workers, not for the fourfold increase in recorded attacks, which is attributed to WHO figures cited by MAP.
#### Takeaways
- MSF supports the confirmed broad pattern of attacks, detention, harassment and obstruction.
- Do not treat this report as the source for the June-to-July increase in recorded attacks.
- Use it for pattern-level documentation, not for individual incident verification.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: MSF report: inflicting harm and denying care in the West Bank
- Alt text: MSF report: inflicting harm and denying care in the West Bank
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### A news report of ambulance crew detention during a patient transport.
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps-3`
- Publisher: english.wafa.ps
- Source type: news
- Registry title: WAFA Report: Ambulance Crew Detained in Jenin
- Editorial note: Read as a single news account of one incident; it is not among the dossier's confirmed evidence for the broad pattern and should not be treated as independent confirmation.
- Original: [Open source]()
WAFA reports that Israeli forces detained an ambulance crew transporting a serious patient to hospital in Jenin on 2 September 2024.
The report, dated 2 September 2024, states that Israeli forces detained an ambulance crew that was transporting a serious patient to hospital in Jenin. The excerpt does not provide further details on the patient's condition or the crew's status.
This incident is consistent with the dossier's confirmed claim that Palestinian healthcare workers face detention and obstruction, but this specific WAFA account is not listed among the evidence for that claim. Read it as a single incident report, not as pattern-level proof.
#### Takeaways
- This is a single incident report from WAFA, not independent confirmation.
- It illustrates the type of detention and obstruction described in the dossier's broad confirmed claim.
- Do not use this source to establish the fourfold increase or the specific settler-attack incidents.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: WAFA reports ambulance crew detained in Jenin
- Alt text: WAFA reports ambulance crew detained in Jenin
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### MSF USA reports repeated attacks on ambulances and health workers.
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-doctorswithoutborders-org`
- Publisher: doctorswithoutborders.org
- Source type: humanitarian
- Registry title: MSF USA: Access to Care During West Bank Raids
- Editorial note: Read as a humanitarian field report supporting the broad confirmed pattern of attacks and obstruction; it does not provide the July increase or individual incident verification.
- Original: [Open source]()
The article describes access problems in Tulkarem and Jenin and repeated attacks on ambulances and health workers, consistent with the dossier's confirmed pattern.
According to MSF, Palestinian healthcare workers in the West Bank face documented attacks, detention, harassment and obstruction amid escalating violence. This MSF USA article reports that Palestinians in Tulkarem and Jenin have difficulty reaching health care facilities, especially during military incursions.
The article also states that ambulances and health workers have been repeatedly attacked, including in Jenin and Tulkarm. The dossier treats this as part of the confirmed broad pattern, not as evidence for the specific July increase or the individual settler-attack incidents.
Read this source for field-level reporting on access and attacks, while keeping the June-to-July increase attributed to WHO figures cited by MAP.
#### Takeaways
- MSF USA supports the confirmed broad pattern of attacks and obstruction.
- Do not use this source for the fourfold increase in recorded attacks.
- It provides field-level reporting, not individual incident verification.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: MSF USA: Palestinians struggle to access medical services during West Bank raids
- Alt text: MSF USA: Palestinians struggle to access medical services during West Bank raids
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
### An earlier PCHR record sits outside the 2026 healthcare-attack dossier
- Registry ID: `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-pchrgaza-org`
- Publisher: pchrgaza.org
- Source type: human\_rights
- Registry title: PCHR Report: 14 Killed in Tulkarm and Ambulance Driver Killed in Nablus, 22 April 2024
- Editorial note: Read this as an earlier PCHR record, not as evidence for the 2026 West Bank healthcare-attack claims; it predates the MAP-reported July 2026 rise and the mid-August 2026 incidents.
- Original: [Open source]()
This Palestinian Centre for Human Rights item reports events on 22 April 2024; it is not among the eight numbered claims and should not be read as confirmation of the 2026 West Bank healthcare attacks.
The source is a PCHR statement dated 22 April 2024. Its title reports that Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians, including three children, in Tulkarm, and that a settler killed an ambulance driver in Nablus. The excerpt opens with PCHR stating that it condemns the events, but the available text is truncated and does not provide further detail on dates, locations, or circumstances beyond the title.
This item is not part of the verified-claims set for the 2026 West Bank healthcare-attack reading. The numbered claims describe a later period: WHO figures cited by MAP record attacks on health care in the West Bank rising from eight in June 2026 to 37 in July 2026; nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar was shot near Sa’ir in mid-August 2026; and doctor Majed Alyan Dwayat was attacked near Jannatah. The PCHR report should be kept separate from those later events.
No numbered claim in this batch covers the Tulkarm or Nablus incidents, and no causal link should be drawn between this April 2024 report and the 2026 escalation. Treat the PCHR title as the source’s own account, not as independent confirmation of the later healthcare-worker attacks.
#### Takeaways
- This PCHR item is dated 22 April 2024 and reports events in Tulkarm and Nablus, not the 2026 West Bank healthcare attacks.
- It is not among the eight numbered claims and provides no evidence for the MAP-reported rise from eight to 37 attacks.
- Keep the April 2024 report separate from the mid-August 2026 shooting of nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar and the attack on doctor Majed Alyan Dwayat.
- The excerpt is truncated; use only the title and opening condemnation, not inferred details.
#### Visual provenance
- Caption: PCHR reports 14 killed in Tulkarm and ambulance driver killed in Nablus
- Alt text: PCHR reports 14 killed in Tulkarm and ambulance driver killed in Nablus
- Credit: Totally Fine Foundation
- Rights / license: Project editorial graphic; original source(s) linked
- Asset: [View image]()
- Original / provenance: [Open source]()
## Analysis shelf
### Civilians or Soldiers? Settler violence in the West Bank
- Publisher: acleddata.com
- Type: report
- Why it matters: Provides data on settler violence escalation and notes that state-backing claims remain unverified.
- Position note: ACLED research perspective; covers conflict dynamics and settler violence broadly, not medical-specific incidents.
- Original: [Open source]()
### Inflicting Harm and Denying Care
- Publisher: msf.org
- Type: report
- Why it matters: Documents attacks on medical infrastructure, ambulances, and personnel in the West Bank.
- Position note: MSF humanitarian perspective; scope is healthcare access and harm, not legal adjudication.
- Original: [Open source]()
### Attacks on health care dashboard - 2024
- Publisher: who.int
- Type: dataset
- Why it matters: Source for recorded attack counts used in the June-to-July comparison.
- Position note: WHO official monitoring; covers recorded attacks only and may undercount unreported incidents.
- Original: [Open source]()
## Media shelf
### A bullet in the back: Palestinian nurse faces permanent paralysis
- Publisher: english.wafa.ps
- Type: media
- Why it matters: Documents the nurse's shooting and spinal-cord injury.
- Position note: Linked reference, not hosted material; WAFA news perspective.
- Original: [Open source]()
### UPDATE: Occupation forces raid Hospital in Tubas, detain five medical personnel
- Publisher: english.wafa.ps
- Type: media
- Why it matters: Documents detention of medical personnel during a hospital raid.
- Position note: Linked reference, not hosted material; WAFA news perspective.
- Original: [Open source]()
### "I had to choose between my life and my son's life": Jerusalem doctor recounts settler assault near Bethlehem
- Publisher: nasapp.net
- Type: media
- Why it matters: Contains the doctor's first-person account of the attack.
- Position note: Linked reference, not hosted material; Arabic-language news, quote translated into English.
- Original: [Open source]()
## Open questions
- Whether the WHO figures for June and July 2026 use the same incident categories as MAP's own reporting, and how double-counting is avoided.
- The status of the unverified claim that settler violence in the described incidents was state-backed.
- Whether the ambulance attack on or about 18 August 2026 resulted in injuries or damage beyond the reported obstruction.
- Whether MAP's provision of protective equipment is confirmed by independent sources beyond MAP's own reporting.
- The total number of healthcare workers detained or attacked in the West Bank in 2026, beyond the two named cases.
- Whether the term 'occupied' is supported by the cited claims; the passport avoids it unless attributed.
## Source registry
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-map-org-uk` — [map.org.uk — MAP warning on attacks against West Bank health workers](); humanitarian; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-who-int` — [who.int — WHO attacks on health care dashboard: monitoring overview](); official\_position; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps` — [english.wafa.ps — WAFA report on nurse Mohammed Nabil Al-Mutawwar's shooting and paralysis](); news; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-nasapp-net` — [nasapp.net — Jerusalem doctor describes settler assault near Bethlehem](); news; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps-2` — [english.wafa.ps — WAFA report: Tubas hospital raided, medical personnel detained](); news; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-msf-org` — [msf.org — MSF: Israeli forces render healthcare inaccessible in the West Bank](); humanitarian; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-healthcareworkerswatch-org` — [healthcareworkerswatch.org — Healthcare Workers Watch – Palestine: killings of healthcare workers since October 7, 2023](); human\_rights; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-phr-org` — [phr.org — PHR: more than 1,000 attacks on health care in the Palestinian territories since October 7, 2023](); human\_rights; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-acleddata-com` — [acleddata.com — ACLED Research Overview of West Bank Settler Violence](); research; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-msf-org-2` — [msf.org — MSF Report: Inflicting Harm and Denying Care in the West Bank](); research; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-english-wafa-ps-3` — [english.wafa.ps — WAFA Report: Ambulance Crew Detained in Jenin](); news; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-doctorswithoutborders-org` — [doctorswithoutborders.org — MSF USA: Access to Care During West Bank Raids](); humanitarian; date not supplied
- `src-west-bank-healthcare-attacks-2026-pchrgaza-org` — [pchrgaza.org — PCHR Report: 14 Killed in Tulkarm and Ambulance Driver Killed in Nablus, 22 April 2024](); human\_rights; date not supplied