Friday, February 20, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Feb 20
- 3 min read
General
1. Article in The Guardian - Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses. Israel changes the status quo at the Al-Aqsa compound.
2. First Friday of Ramadan. 80,000 worshipers attended the prayers in Al-Aqsa, Minister Ben Gvir arrived and ordered the police to clamp down.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (404th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (398th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (384th consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Bizzariya, Bethlehem, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Ar-Rihiya, Turmus Ayya, Wadi Al-Far'a, Qabatiya, Nablus, Al Ein refugee camp, Atil, Deir al-Ghusun, Beit Ummar, Seida, Zeita, Illar, Tubas, Aqabah. During the day, they raided Al-Mughayyir, Silwad, Salfit, Idna, Tuqu'a, Arraba, Beit Einun, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Qaffin, Qarawat Bani Zeid, Shuqba, Beit Fajjar, Ni'lin, Al Khader, Kafr Qaddum, Burqa, Qaryut, Rujeib, Dheisheh refugee camp. At least 16 were arrested, a minor among them.
Army attacks on Palestinians
2. Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem - clashes.
5. Qabatiya, south of Jenin - night raid and turning houses into military posts. Clashes later ensue.
10. Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem - closing the checkpoint to worshipers for the first Friday prayer of Ramadan, preventing access for paramedics and expelling journalists.
11. Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya - clashes.
12. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – raid, teargas fired at houses.
13. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - closing the iron gate at the entrance. Clashes later ensue.
14. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah - attacking a festive sports tournament in honor of Ramadan during the Iftar meal. Clashes.
Palestinian attacks on colonists
1. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - fireworks fired at Karmei Tzur colony.
Colonist attacks on Palestinians
1. Hammamat al Maleh, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - vehicles were also vandalized during last night attack on residential' homes that resulted in injuries.
2. Hebron - The takeover of 2 houses in Jabal Jalas neighborhood has been completed, and they have been turned into a colonist outpost.
3. Beit Einun, north-east of Hebron - colonists attack farmers working their land and soldiers arrest the farmers for trying to confront the invaders.
5. Mukhmas, north-east of Jerusalem - Khallet al-Sidra community, colonists attack a house and loot property.
6. Between Rammun and Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah - setting houses and farmlands on fire.
7. Ein Shibli, north-east of Nablus - colonists attacked houses in Al Amawi community and vandalized property.
9. Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus - colonists raid the village with live fire.
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 National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, yNet, Zirat War.
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