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Protests 1. Sakhnin - Demonstration in protest of crime increase and neglect of residents' security. Criminal Incidents 1. Sakhnin – one person moderately injured in a shooting incident. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency , Int

Youssef Rasem Asaliya, 12, was here, and not anymore. Killed by gunfire in Jabalia Al Balad , February 17, 2026.

Mohammed Ibrahim Salim Abu Dalah, 13, was here, and not anymore. Killed by detonation of unexploded ordnance near Tirzah Camp. Al-Jiftlik , Palestinian Jordan Valley, February 17, 2026.

General 1. Ramadan Eve. Killed 1. Muhammad Ibrahim Salim Abu Dalah, 13, Al-Jiftlik . Killed as a result of an explosion of munitions remnants in the Tirzah camp area (northern Palestinian Jordan Valley), 2 other children seriously injured. Raids and Arrests ‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (401 st  consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (295 th  consecutive day), Nur Shams  refugee camp (381 st  consecutive day); ‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Salfit (seco

‣ Over the past 24 hours : ◦ 2 killed; 11 injured. ‣ Since October 11, 2025 : ◦ 603 killed; ◦ 1,618 injured; ◦ 726 bodies recovered. ‣ Since October 7, 2023  - 72,063 killed, 171,726 injured. General 1. 8 detainees, released from Israeli detention facilities, were transferred by the Red Cross to Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah . 2. Demonstration in front of the Red Cross offices in Gaza in solidarity with captive Palestinians detainees. Northern Strip 1. Artillery fire on

General 1. North Jerusalem – Announcement of construction of 2,780 housing units in a new colony - Adam. Killed 1. Muhammad Kamel Sharim, 18, Qalqilya . Raids and Arrests ‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (400 th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (394 th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (380 th consecutive day); ‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Kafr 'Aqab , Qalandia refugee camp, Deir al-Ghusun , Nablus , Shuweika , Shuqba , Salem , Beit Iba

Killed 1. Abdel Qader Ahmed Abu Ghazala, 22, Umm al-Fahm . 2. Ahmad Fares Abu Ghazala, 46, Umm al-Fahm . 3. Jamil Hassan Diab, 57, Tamra . Demolitions 1. Demolition of a shop in Kabul . Criminal Incidents 1. Umm al-Fahm - double homicide of a father and son in their vehicle. 2. Tamra - a 57-year-old man was murdered, apparently vendetta for the murder of Wafaa Awad. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commissi

Lebanon 1. Drones attack 2 vehicles in Hanine , one person killed. 2. Car bombed in Tallouseh , one person killed. 3. Drone attacks a bulldozer in Maaroub . 4. Raid on Ayta ash Shab and explosion of a house. 5. Artillery fire on Ramyeh . Syria 1. Raid on Kafr al-Mashrifa. 2. Ghadir al-Bustan - 2 brothers arrested. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Pales

Lebanon 1. Hula - Israeli drone crashes in town. 2. Majdal Aanjar , Beqaa - vehicle attacked, 4 killed. Israeli military claims these were Islamic Jihad operatives. 3. Meiss Al Jabal - attack on a house under construction in al-Qasir neighborhood in the east of the town. Extensive damage. 4. Aitaroun - artillery fire in the evening. 5. Qlam et Touffah - Airstrike. Syria 1. Two Israeli civilians who crossed the fence and entered Syrian territory during the night, were ret

General 1. For the first time since 1967, the Israeli government announces a plan to change the definition of land ownership in the West Bank, a plan that will allow land to be defined as “state land” in order to carry out de facto annexation of land. Raids and Arrests ‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (399 th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (393 rd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (379 th consecutive day); ‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided A

‣ Over the past 24 hours : ◦ 10 killed and 9 injured. ‣ Since October 11, 2025 : ◦ 601 killed; ◦ 1,607 injured; ◦ 726 bodies recovered. ‣ Since October 7, 2023  - 72,061 killed and 171,715 injured. ‣ 12 people have been killed since dawn. General 1. Tenth group of sick and wounded leaves Gaza through Rafah crossing for treatment in hospitals abroad. 2. Another group of residents returned to Gaza through Rafah crossing . 3. Families of doctors detained in Israeli detention fa

Protests 1. Umm al-Fahm - demonstration in the entrance to the city, protesting the increasing crime and the police incompetence and negligence. Demolitions 1. Al Atrash - demolition of houses. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agenc

Ali (15) and Ronza (7) Samer Samara, were here, and not anymore. Shot to death during an assassination attempt by Palestinian Authority forces on their father.  Tubas , West Bank, February 15, 2026.

Raids and Arrests ‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (398 th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (392 nd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (378 th consecutive day); ‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Nablus , Balata refugee camp, Dheisheh refugee camp, Al Khader , Al Maniya , New and Old Askar refugee camps, Beit Furik , Anata , Shuafat refugee camp, Hilwa, Bethlehem , Madama , Beit Sahour , Beit Jala , Tuqu'a , Za'atara , Al-Ubeidiya , Dar Sala

‣ Over the past 48 hours: ◦ 2 killed, 15 injured. ‣ Since October 11, 2025: ◦ 591 killed; ◦ 1,598 injured; ◦ 726 bodies recovered. ‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 72,051 killed, 171,706 injured. Preparing for Ramadan in Gaza City Northern Strip 1. Beit Lahia : ‣ Gunshots, one person injured; ‣ Drone attack, 2 injured. 2. Jabalia refugee camp and town: ‣ Aerial bombing, Israel claims Hamas operatives were bombed coming out of a tunnel; ‣ Helicopter fire; ‣ Houses blown up in the

Killed 1. Abed Masharqa, 18-years-old, Nazareth . Photo: MADA operations Criminal Incidents 1. Nazareth – an 18-year-old shot to death. 2. Neot Hovav – one killed and another injured in a shooting at a vehicle. ‣ The number of killed in the Palestinian society since the beginning of the year has risen to 43. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestin

Lebanon 1. Airstrikes on Al Rihan , Al Jabur, Mazraat El Toufah , Jabal Safi, Deir El Zahrani , and Houmine El Faouqa . Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency , International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement , The Institute for Na

Time and again, I encounter public discourse about “the Arab vote” as if it were a deviation from the rules, some anomaly that requires explanation. It is astonishing to me how quickly people erase and ignore the most basic principle: a citizen is a citizen. A vote is a vote. Democracy is not the granting of rights only to those who think like you and align with your opinions. Democracy is a structure that grants every citizen the same power. From my perspective as a Jewish c