Israeli Arrests and Well Destruction in West Bank, Drone Strike in Lebanon, and Iranian Attacks on Kuwait Reported on July 18

Israeli forces arrested 10 Palestinians, including an elderly man, in Hebron Governorate in the occupied West Bank on the morning of July 18. Forces stormed homes in the area and detained Ibrahim Ismail Al-Jabour and his son Anas from Khirbet Hawara east of Yatta after the pair confronted settlers who had released livestock near homes, according to activist Osama Makhamra via Wafa.

Soldiers established multiple checkpoints at entrances to Hebron and its towns, villages and camps while closing main and secondary roads.

Israeli forces also destroyed three wells belonging to local Palestinians in the al-Buqaia plain near Ras al-Ahmar in the northern Jordan Valley the same day. Road closures and checkpoints in Ras al-Ahmar are patrolled in shifts by Israeli soldiers and settlers, leaving only a single winding dirt road accessible by four-wheel drive vehicles.

An Israeli drone attacked the hilltop village of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon on July 18, the Lebanese National News Agency reported.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun departed for Washington the same day following an invitation from President Trump. A bilateral summit at the White House is scheduled to address the situation in Lebanon, ceasefire consolidation, security restoration, Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese areas, and extension of state authority.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation stated that one of its vital oil sector sites suffered repeated Iranian attacks on July 18, resulting in injuries and significant material losses.

Kuwait’s Fire Force reported that several firefighters and one worker were injured while responding to fires at two sites, and Kuwait announced that two power and water desalination plants were hit. Jordanian Armed Forces stated they intercepted and shot down four drones over Jordanian airspace in the 24 hours prior to July 18, with no casualties or material damage reported. The U.S.