The raids were carried out in Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus and Bethlehem during the early hours of the morning. Relatives said the women were taken from their homes for questioning, while several families said authorities did not explain the reasons for the arrests.

Among those detained was Itaf Badr, a board member of the Union of Health Work Committees, a Palestinian health charity. Her husband, Abdelrahman Badr, said Israeli forces arrived at their home in Hebron shortly after 1 a.m., removed her from the house, blindfolded and handcuffed her before taking her away in a military vehicle.

In Nablus, Israeli forces also arrested Maiser Al-Faqih, according to her husband, Wael Al-Faqih. He said soldiers searched the family home before asking his wife to put on her hijab and escorting her away. Like Itaf Badr, Maiser Al-Faqih had previously been involved with the Union of Health Work Committees.

Israel has alleged that the organization has links to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which Israel designates as a terrorist organization. The charity has denied those allegations.

The Israeli military referred inquiries regarding the arrests in Ramallah and Nablus to the Israel Border Police, which also operates in the occupied West Bank. It said it was seeking additional information regarding the detention in Hebron but did not immediately explain the basis for the arrests.

According to Abdullah Al-Zaghari, head of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, Israeli authorities have increasingly detained women and girls alongside men during security operations. He said gender has become less significant in determining who is targeted, with political activists, university student leaders and others increasingly facing arrest.

Data compiled by Israeli rights organization Hamoked, based on figures from the Israel Prison Service, indicate that women remain a minority among the approximately 9,300 Palestinians currently held in Israeli detention. However, Palestinian rights groups say the number of detained women has more than doubled since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war and has risen by around 80% since the beginning of 2026.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said 15 women had been arrested since the beginning of June, bringing the total number of Palestinian women and girls in Israeli detention to 99.

Rights groups said some women were detained after posting messages on social media critical of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank or its military campaign in Gaza, while others were affiliated with student branches of Palestinian political organizations.

Many detainees have been held under Israel’s administrative detention system, which allows authorities to imprison individuals without formal charges for renewable periods of up to six months.

Last month, Israeli forces arrested at least five additional young women, including four members of the Palestinian national women’s football team and Palestinian-American Sama Safi. The Israeli military said those women were suspected of promoting terrorist activities. At least one has since been released, while the others have not been formally charged, according to their lawyers. Safi’s detention has drawn criticism from several U.S. senators who have called for her release.

The arrests come amid continued Israeli military operations across the occupied West Bank, where violence and detention campaigns have intensified alongside the ongoing war in Gaza.