Israeli army closes charity headquarters in Nablus

The Israeli army closed the headquarters of the Attadamun Charitable Society in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, claiming it “supports terrorism,” local sources said. Israeli forces stormed Nablus at dawn with military vehicles and trucks, raided the charity’s headquarters, and confiscated its contents, including office equipment and aid designated for poor families, local sources told Anadolu. The forces closed the entrance and posted a military order stating the association was being shut down on the grounds of “supporting terrorism.”

Palestinian condemnation

Speaking after inspecting the charity’s headquarters, Nablus Governor Ghassan Daghlas said “the occupation will fail in its policy of targeting charitable institutions that provide services to the poor and orphans.” He said Attadamun has a long history of supporting families in need, adding that its closure would not stop aid from being delivered. Ghassan Hamdan, director of the Medical Relief Society in Nablus, told Anadolu that the closure “was not the first of its kind, but part of a systematic Israeli targeting of institutions that provide services to Palestinian society.”

Broader context

The Israeli army carries out near‑daily raids in West Bank cities and towns, often involving arrests, field interrogations, and home searches. Since October 2023, Israeli attacks in the West Bank have killed at least 1,173 Palestinians, injured 12,666, and led to the arrest of about 23,000. Palestinians warn that such attacks are paving the way for Israel to formally annex the West Bank. For Türkiye, which has consistently condemned Israeli actions in the occupied territories, the closure of the charity is another example of what Ankara calls Israel’s systematic efforts to undermine Palestinian institutions and livelihoods.